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In 2023 the Sonoma Ecology Center was awarded a CAL FIRE-funded grant […]
On March 23, Sonoma Ecology Center, in collaboration with Napa Recycling and […]
Photo Gallery
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- (Left to right) Raymond Baltar, Lance Anderson, Bernardo del Campo, David Morell, and Sarah Gaskin.
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- Biochar is added to a windrow. Photo: Raymond Baltar
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- Petaluma Kiln Burn
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- Dan Falk at SBI’s Carbonator Demo Event
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- Biochar is added to a windrow. Photo: Raymond Baltar
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- MCRCD Project Manager Mary Mayeda inspects a containerized PP30 Gasifier at All Power Labs in Berkeley, California.
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- Josiah Hunt counts grape clusers at Oasis Vineyard.
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- Ice on Fire Film
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- Cuauhtemoc Villa at Sonoma Garden Park
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- Novavine pot trial shows increased root growth in the biochar blend at left vs their standard soil blend. This improved stem and leaf growth as well, producing healthier, larger plants.
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- Our crew shows off their work.
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- Biochar is added to a windrow. Photo: Raymond Baltar
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- Dan Falk’s ROI Carbonator 500 at work on his property near Stewart’s Point in Northern Sonoma County, California. This technology significantly reduces smoke and particulate matter compared to open burning and converts a portion of the biomass into biochar.
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- During previous thinning operations an excess amount of slash was left using a technique called “lop and scatter”. While a portion of this material needs to be left in place for habitat, and downed wood is a natural and critical part of all forest ecosystems, some of it can be converted into biochar and returned to the forest as a much longer lasting form of carbon.
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- Kelpie Wilson on James Baskin’s Lems Ridge property.
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- Pacific Biochar’s Charlie McIntosh counts grape bunches during a recent visit to the Oasis Vineyard near King City, California, part of the DWR-funded study.
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- Ring of Fire Kiln Patina
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- Ice on Fire Premier in Hollywood
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- Ice on Fire Film Crew
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- Biochar, Chicken Manure Pellets
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Video Gallery
Prescribed burn at Montini Preserve in Sonoma.
Prescribed burn at Monkey Rock Ranch in Geyserville.
Prescribed burn at Monkey Rock Ranch in Geyserville.
Prescribed burn at Monkey Rock Ranch in Geyserville.