BIOCHAR - made fresh here

FOBC is making BioChar! We have been busy clearing out some pesky tree species, and the resulting woodwaste from the work left us with the foundation to make Biochar.

What is Biochar you might wonder? Using a method called “Pyrolysis,” wood is cooked in an environment free of oxygen. This techinque can turn waste-wood into a type of beneficial charcoal!

Biochar is helpful for many reasons! Here at Bullock Creek, it allows us to minimize our waste stream, reduce our carbon footprint, and recycle nutrients back into the wetland’s soil. Neat!

You can pay a visit to the FOBC Biochar experiment by taking a short trek to the upper fork of the Bullock Creek Boardwalk.

We were inspired to try this new strategy out thanks to Dr. Compost and recieved some information from this handy article. Check them out if you want to learn more about BioChar!