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Deschutes County authorizes Allen Foundation LOI to pilot biochar from fuels‑reduction biomass
Summary
The board authorized submission of a Jan. 15 letter of intent to the Allen Foundation to seek seed funding for a multi‑partner project that would convert fuels‑reduction biomass into biochar and explore carbon‑credit finance and operational models; staff and local experts said the grant would fund study, a pilot and business modeling.
Deschutes County authorized staff Jan. 14 to submit a letter of intent to the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation seeking approximately $1.6 million to fund a multi‑partner fuels‑reduction project that would pilot production of biochar from biomass produced by hazardous‑fuels treatments.
Will Groves (planning manager) described the project as a potential complement to the county’s Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) work: the pilot would process biomass from about 585 acres of county property and roughly 100 miles of rights of way identified in the CWDG project,…
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