In most soils, the wood decays as microbes munch on the cellulose, releasing methane and carbon dioxide. Mast has a different approach. The startup will entomb the trees in an area rich with clay ...

Mast Wood Preserve MT1, in central Montana. The company will generate carbon removal credits from the onsite burial of unmerchantable, fire-killed trees that would otherwise release stored carbon ...

"One of the biggest expenses with reforestation is clearing dead, burned wood. It represents a huge future fire risk and a safety risk," said Maria Huyer, director of product at Mast. "We thought ...