SEATTLE BIOCHAR WORKING GROUP (SEACHAR) (UNITED STATES)
SeaChar formed in Sept. of 2008 with this mission: to help heal the world, and we wisely amended that by saying we would start here in Seattle, Washington, USA. One shovelful at a time, if need be. With some luck and some hard work we begin with a 5-year, well designed, multi-partner, biochar plot test, this spring. That this project now has a secure home on South Seattle Community College’s campus means we have a very public platform from which we can educate the people in our region about biochar technology. This concrete project provides us with a focus and it gives us a clearly defined program for which we can seek funding for. The organizers at SeaChar.org have identified several areas in which to develop well defined projects. The following are either active or planned:
- Outreach and education: presentations, workshops and demonstrations
- Technology development
- A biochar/energy co-generation demonstration project
- A “stove” program (linked to an international stove development program)
- A performance and built infrastructure sequestration program
- The development of Voluntary Market Carbon Credit projects
So please pass this on. Help us build the garden, design a project, work the computers and phones, work with us in the shop. To learn about our next meeting and other activities, visit our website, or contact Art Donnelly by email or phone 206-612-3018.