On April 5th and 6th, Grace Fields, the TSS Project Coordinator for the Climate Adaptation Research Lab (CARL), and Brian Smallshaw (Biochar Working Group Lead) travelled up to Clearwater, BC, to speak to community members on improving the resiliency of their forests to climate change and wildfire. On Friday evening, organized by Astrid Arumae of…

(Biochar is charcoal that is produced by burning biomass in the absence of oxygen; it is used as a soil amendment. Biochar is a stable solid that is rich in carbon and can endure in soil for thousands of years. Biochar is being investigated as a means of carbon sequestration and as a means to mitigate climate change. Biochar may increase the soil fertility of acidic soils, increase agricultural productivity, and provide…

As published in the Gulf Islands Driftwood, January 23, 2019, p. 7- also from https://saltspringconservancy.ca/environmentally-friendly-ways-to-deal-with-woody-debris/ With so many branches and trees down from the big storm, it’s important to be Fire-Smart and remove woody debris from areas within 10 metres of our homes before fire season begins. And since a cigarette butt tossed from a car…