[Terrapreta] Charcoal agriculture: not ready for prime time

[Tom Miles]

Richard,

 

There are a number of specialists that study forest fires and black carbon.
Their many papers are pretty easy to find. A couple of them are linked at:
http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/taxonomy/term/203/9

Their focus is primarily the effect of fire on forest soils. I don't know if
they have entered the terra preta discussions but it has been tempting to
invite them. 

 

Tom  

 

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Tom

 

Last summer there were some severe forest fires in the northern part of the
east slope of the cascades in Washington State. I'm heading over there in a
few weeks to look for charcoal (and morel mushrooms, and wildflowers) at 6
to 7000 foot elevation. A forest worker friend told me  the log staging
areas the fire smolders all winter under the snow. Would be interesting to
find 'pockets of char and document them.

 

Will report back

 

Rich H

On May 29, 2007, at 8:39 AM, Tom Miles wrote:





Forest fires, however, can leave some substantial pockets of char.

 

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