Water retention can buffer droughts caused by climate change
Read moreIndigenous Fire and Lifestyle
This fascinating and wide-ranging interview on Native American landscape practices was produced for the Institute for Sustainable Forestry and aired on KMUD (Redway, CA).
Read moreGirdling Douglas-firs
I wrote and presented a half-hour radio program as part of ISF’s Sustainable Forestry Journalism Project, centered on girdling Douglas-firs for ecological restoration and fire safety.
Read moreThe People's Drawdown
Mother Jones published a feature article in December 2019 about solutions to climate change with NO mention of biochar. It was mainly about the need for R&D in alternatives to fossil fuel. Pyrolysis was mentioned, but only in conjunction with new tree plantations. So, I wrote and set them straight.
Read moreForest Management for Fire – Nov. 2018 FB thread
“T Gray Shaw do you mind commenting on what we could do to manage forests to mitigate and control what seems like a growing issue in the west?”
Read moreRegenerative Cannabis Farming
The crop looks good—deep green and perky, no drooping or yellowing, better than it has looked in years. This (2019) was the year we went "all in," using biochar as an amendment for every plant.
Read more2019 conference presentation
In July 2019, I presented a poster at a national biochar conference in Fort Collins, CO, composed of most of the content on this website.
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