Raymond Baltar, SEC’s Biochar Program Manager. Sonoma Ecology Center has for many years been a leader in the movement locally and throughout California to expand the production and use of biochar. Biochar, a specially made form of charcoal that is suitable for use in...
To further evaluate the environmental impact of creating biochar, Sonoma Ecology Center recently took part in a team that conducted emissions tests on three different methods of burning surplus forestry (waste) material: the conservation burn technique, a flame-cap...
One way Sonoma Ecology Center has become a leader in climate action is through a carbon-negative opportunity called biochar—a specialized form of charcoal that can be used as a soil amendment in commercial agriculture or one’s own garden, as a water filtration medium,...
A group of George Ranch homeowners worked with the Grove Street Fire Safe Council and Sonoma Ecology Center’s Biochar Initiative program to conduct a biochar burn demonstration last month at George Ranch. Homeowners cleared undergrowth on their property, which helps...
As the planet heats up, so does interest in practical, affordable and scalable methods for drawing carbon out of the atmosphere. This helps explain the growing popularity of biochar, a “super charcoal” that improves soil, conserves water and sequesters carbon all at...
Sonoma Ecology Center is in solidarity with the call for racial justice that is ringing out across our country. Our community is in pain, and we feel it. We commit to working to increase social equity and environmental justice in Sonoma Valley. We recognize that...
