New forest technology offers alternative to burning slash piles
The CharBoss, a machine that converts woody material into biochar, is seen on Feb. 16, 2023 at a showcase event near Coram. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)
The CharBoss, a machine that converts woody material into biochar, is seen on Feb. 16, 2023 at a showcase event near Coram. The charred material exists the machine into water, where it is raked out. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)
Forest management activities are a major part of life in Northwest Montana; they create valuable products like lumber and employ many across the region.
But in the process, timber harvests also generate woody waste that has little economic value and act as fuel for wildfires, known as slash piles...
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