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Siskiyou County Fuel Reduction, Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Soil Health Amendment Demonstration Project
Objective
Document and Share the Sustainable Economic Benefits of Working Landscapes and Natural Areas
Projects Steward Organization Relationship To Project
Scott River Watershed Council
Project Sponsor
Scott River Watershed Council
Funders
CA Dept of Conservation, Matching Funds Organization
Other Organizations
County of Humboldt
NCRP Administrative Contact
Kate Reza (kreza@northcoastresourcepartnership.org)
Project Stage
Completed
Duration
2020 - 2022
VITAL AND SUSTAINABLE LOCAL ECONOMIES
Document and Share the Sustainable Economic Benefits of Working Landscapes and Natural Areas
The Scott River Watershed Council will create a biochar demonstration project on private forested land in the Scott Valley. The project will demonstrate the creation of biochar using innovative large scale and efficient carbonator technology. The demonstration will reduce smoke and greenhouse gasses (GHG) from a fuel reduction treatment on over 80 acres around the City of Etna and create value-added biochar which will be provided to local agricultural producers as a soil amendment. The production of biochar will be evaluated for economic feasibility, quality, scale, and market demand. The project includes a workshop to introduce scalable biochar production and application to the region.
Key Accomplishments
- Agricultural heritage preservation: 1 count
- Agricultural soil improved: 7.50 acres
- Biomass Utilization: 46.67 tons
- Capacity Enhancement - # of projects: 1 count
- Education & Outreach - # of events: 1
- Environmental justice and social equity - # of projects: 1 count
- Jobs created or retained (FTE): 1
Project Types
- Capacity: Data, Analysis, Monitoring
- Capacity: Community Engagement
- Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration: Watershed Enhancement
- Climate Action: Mitigation and Adaptation
1. Carbonator
Location
Expenditures
Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $232,439.00
Matching Funds (Matching Funds): $74,399
Regional F... (CA Dept of Conservation): $158,040
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Project last updated 7/12/2024