Stewardship Biochar for Social Impact
Transforming organic waste into resilient ecosystems. Our network of biochar practitioners bring carbon, and even fire, back to the local landscape.
About Biochar On Site
The Biochar On Site program is launching soon! We’re excited to bring you innovative, place-based biochar solutions for wildfire risk reduction, forest health, agricultural sustainability, and climate resilience.
Our program focuses on accessible, practical methods like flame cap kilns, conservation pile burns, pit and trench burns, and mid-tech air curtain burners to create biochar where it’s needed most—right at the source. By keeping carbon local, we empower individuals and communities to improve soil health, water retention, and ecosystem restoration.
Dare to Imagine!
What if you could create biochar directly where organic waste is generated, transforming forestry residues, agricultural byproducts, and invasive species into a local climate solution? So that communities can reduce wildfire risks, improve soil health, leave cleaner air, and sequester carbon without the need for costly transportation or centralized facilities. For example, our Biochar On Site program teaches simple, scalable techniques like flame cap kilns, conservation burns, and air curtain burners to produce biochar that stays on site in the local environment, enhancing resilience and sustainability. That’s not all—our program empowers land managers with hands-on education, tools, and partnerships to turn waste into wealth, fostering greener jobs and stronger communities.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the Biochar On Site program for?
This program is intended to support forestry professionals, ecologists, fire service professionals, land managers, property owners, and similar. It includes monthly webinars and this online forum to assist the conversion of stranded biomass from fuels reduction and thinning to biochar which can be used in forest management in applications like revegetation and stream restoration.
This program focus is on the production and use of biochar in the woods. In addition, we cover a range of place-based biochar, prescribed fire and ecological restoration education and practices
Join the Biochar On Site forum
You do not have to sign up to view the posted discussions on the web interface. You can visit our web forum to view an archive of activity: https://biochar.groups.io/g/biocharinthewoods
To participate in the discussion via email, or by posting on the forum website, there are a number of steps to follow. You have to be signed up for the biochar.groups.io group first. No exceptions. It is required to join sub-groups.
Follow posted instructions on the USBI website to sign up: https://biochar-us.org/biochar-woods
Do you ever meet or hold demonstrations?
Yes! We hold a live video call the first Wednesday of every month at Noon, Pacific. We use Google Meet and share the meeting URL to the forum and email list usually the Monday before the meeting.
BOS administrative team and qualified partners often hold demonstrations across the United States. Watch for an events page and announcements on the forums for potential opportunities near you.
Are other resources available?
We are working to build a network of resources that will eventually be built into this page. They will include a document repository, a directory of site-based biochar professionals, training documents, links, videos, and much more. For now, we suggest getting signed up ASAP for our forum and following us on the social media channels shown below.
#BiocharOnSite
Got questions?
Feel free to reach out.