After attending a Ring of Fire kiln seminar in Durham in 2021, we decided to organize our efforts of making biochar for fire & climate resiliency. Our placed based carbon conversion is geared towards ecological stewardship and resource conservation through a grass roots, boots on the ground mentality.
We recognized the core issues surrounding mass charcoal production; education. Efforts are centered around enriching communities with this vita information, especially in wildland urban interfaces, agricultural and key water lenses. Our goals to reduce threats and excess biomass to increase sub-surface stable organic material. This can assist to open a pathway to less intensive biomass management strategies such as broadcast burns, work to reduce operating costs, decrease our footprint, to protect our timber lands and assist agriculture pursits.
29165 New School Road
Nevada City CA 95959
Phone.:530-264-0249
Email:BiocharCoalition@gmail.com
Board Members
Living for the past 20+ years in the forest on the San Juan Ridge as a shepherd. Becoming a biochar advocate and founding board member inspired after reading Terra Preta by Kathleen Draper, and her following book Burn. Tabor has been educating biochar by demonstrating at workshops across multiple Californian counties and invites you to please join the movement, make more biochar!
A business owner operates a full-day preschool enrichment program and a nature-based summer camp. Through self-education and teaching young children science, he discovered biochar. With a background in natural sciences, he became interested in biochar's many uses. The science of its production and environmental benefits captivated him. He connected with K Organics, focusing on microbial life development and agricultural propagation.
John has been involved in biochar for nearly a decade, participating in many burns with veteran producers. Last year, his business, Discovery Schoolhouse, acquired two "Ring of Fire" kilns, hosting two full-day burn events in 2022.
As a Biochar Coalition board member, John uses his educational platform to host events, spread awareness, and produce biochar. His community connections and east coast location contribute to the Biochar Coalition's growth and networking.
Tim’s journey into sustainable agriculture began in 2014, focusing on organic cultivation and composting. Deeply involved in Korean Natural Farming since 2019, he’s skilled in creating microbial plant ferments for his business Chi-Microbes. Tim co-founded The Chico Compost Collective, advocating for soil regeneration. Passionate about biochar’s role in soil revitalization and carbon sequestration, he’s committed to teaching its production and benefits, aiming to transform soil health through innovative techniques and ecological stewardship.
Peter's interest with fire ecology began with lighting bunch-grasses and tree moss ablaze. Since then, he has dove into traditional methods of forest and rangeland stewardship on fuel crews, shepherding and drip-torching throughout Mendocino County. What drives him about char is the unmistakable fertility and feeling when his hands are in the soil.
An active participant in the organic, and now regenerative, farming and gardening movements for the past 35 years as a farmer, gardener, speaker and teacher. Renee’s love of growing healthy, living soils that infiltrate water and support functional ecosystems sparked her initial exploration into biochar and, eventually, the role of fire in California landscapes. She sees biochar serving a vital role in our transition back to fire-adapted living systems. Renee is the author of Nautilus Awards Gold winner The Living Earth Handbook: Creating Sustainability from the Inside Out.
Dedicates significant time to public education around wildfire preparedness, fuels reduction, controlled burning, and regenerative land stewardship. As a board member of Biochar Coalition, Seth promotes biochar as a practical, low-impact tool that converts hazardous biomass into stable carbon while improving soil health and supporting long-term ecosystem resilience. He views biochar as a natural extension of responsible forest stewardship and a key strategy for restoring balance between communities and the landscapes they depend on.
Reducing Biomass Fire Fuel Threats with Less Smoke, Less Ash, Converting into More Biochar in Less Time!