CoRenewal’s Post-Fire Biofiltration Initiative (PFBI)

With the rise of catastrophic megafires in California, there is a growing concern about post-fire toxic ash from wild/urban interfaces, and the consequences of this toxic ash-runoff entering the surrounding waterways. In response, there is a growing grassroots network that seeks to mitigate erosion, remediate toxins, and support post-fire ecological regeneration using fungi and other microbes.

CoRenewal's Post-Fire Biofiltration Initiative (PFBI) is working to evaluate the efficacy of fungal inoculation, with the aim of developing widely applicable tools and methodologies to facilitate ecological regeneration and recovery in the aftermath of disaster and environmental injustice. My role with this initiative is advising on the design and monitoring / analysis as well analyzing for heavy metals in samples.

Find out more and support this work: https://www.amazonmycorenewal.org/post-fire-watershed-defense.html