"Exploring Biochar as a Climate-Friendly Fire Management Solution in the West"

Biochar, a charcoal-like material made from wood waste or other plant material heated in a low-oxygen environment, has the potential to limit climate change and increase food production by locking down carbon dioxide and adding nutrients to soil. Forests overstocked with wood that fuels wildfires offer the biggest opportunity for biochar production. However, there is debate about whether the carbon dioxide in biochar truly stays locked up. Proponents of biochar hosted a "Charpolooza" event in Tooele County to demonstrate three devices for producing it, including portable kilns that can take the kilns to the waste rather than taking the waste to the kilns.