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As Colorado’s wildfire threat grows, Douglas County turns to biochar as ‘next level’ mitigation tool

The 10,000 tons of downed trees and woody waste that Douglas County’s planned biochar facility will process in a year will mean 10,000 fewer tons of fuel lying in wait to feed Colorado’s next cataclysmic wildfire. That’s a big selling point for Dylan Williams, the wildfire mitigation and resilience coordinator for Douglas County. He sees biochar — a carbon-rich, charcoal-like material produced with intense heat and little oxygen — as the “next l…

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As Colorado’s wildfire threat grows, Douglas County turns to biochar as ‘next level’ mitigation tool

Douglas County plans to open an $8 million biochar plant this fall in Sedalia to process dead wood waste and help it reduce the chances of devastating wildfires.

3 days ago·Denver, United States

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