Native Shorelines
with Biochar
½ɄͩˏΘʍࢫĊ˂̛͍ʍ˵ˏ̌ʍ͛ࢷࢫɄࢫ8ɄΘʍΩࢫɲ̛̆ͅɄ̌Ωࢷࢫ
applied for a patent on its new QuickReef®
Carbon+™ product, a development that
combines QuickReef® living shoreline
system with Davey-produced biochar.
The original QuickReef® living shoreline
͛Ω͛ͩʍ̆ࢫΝɄ͛ࢫɾʍΘʍ˵̛ͅʍɾࢫɩΩࢫ½ɄͩˏΘʍࢫĊ˂̛͍ʍ˵ˏ̌ʍ͛ࢫ
to help mitigate the negative effects the
ocean can have on shorelines such as wave
erosions and habitat destruction. Now, to
ͩɄˬʍࢫͩ˂ˏ͛ࢫʱͷ͍ͩ˂ʍ͍ࢷࢫ½ɄͩˏΘʍࢫĊ˂̛͍ʍ˵ˏ̌ʍ͛ࢫ˂Ʉ͛ࢫ
created QuickReef® Carbon+™ to enhance
the living shoreline system by serving as a
long-term home for carbon with
preliminary research suggesting that the
added biochar will absorb contaminants
͛ͷɲ˂ࢫɄ͛ࢫökĊࢫࣜ̆Ʉ࣒̌̆Ʉɾʍࢫɲ˂ʍ̆ˏɲɄ˵͛ࢫ̛ʱͩʍ̌ࢫ
͍ʍʱʍ͍͍ʍɾࢫ̛ͩࢫɄ͛ࢫ࣪ʱ̛͍ʍΘʍ͍ࢫɲ˂ʍ̆ˏɲɄ˵͛࣫ࣝࢶࢫŋ˂ˏ˵ʍࢫͩ˂ʍࢫ
original system focuses primarily on
shoreline degradation, the new QuickReef®
Carbon+™ takes this a step further to help
improve water quality.
The Davey Institute will be conducting
further research in 2026 to determine
the effectiveness of this new product
more precisely.
Beautifying Green Spaces in Medina County
8ɄΘʍΩࢫΝ̛͍ˬʍɾࢫΝˏͩ˂ࢫͩ˂ʍࢫ·ʍɾˏ̌Ʉࢫ-̛ͷ̌ͩΩࢫöɄ͍ˬࢫ8ˏ͍͛ͩˏɲͩࢫࣜ·-ö8ࣝࢫˏ̌ࢫÌ˂ˏ̛ࢫ̛ͩࢫʍ͛ͩɄɩ˵ˏ͛˂ࢫɄ̌ɾࢫɩʍɄͷͩˏʱΩࢫþˏΘʍ̌ɾʍ˵˵ࢫ
½Ʉͩͷ͍ʍࢫö͍ʍ͛ʍ͍ΘʍࢫɄ̌ɾࢫĊ˂̛ͩΝʍ˵˵ࢫnɄ͍ɾʍ̌͛ࢫˏ̌ࢫ·ʍɾˏ̌Ʉࢫ-̛ͷ̌ͩΩࢶࢫ%̛ͩ˂ࢫ̛ʱࢫͩ˂ʍ͛ʍࢫ̛͍ͅ˥ʍɲͩ͛ࢫΝʍ͍ʍࢫ̆Ʉɾʍࢫ̛͛͛ͅˏɩ˵ʍࢫɩΩࢫ
generous donations of underdeveloped land. This work showcases our commitment to helping make
natural spaces available to all.
We also worked with MCPD
on the Allendale Park project
in 2024, which received the
ё͍࣒͛ͩͅ˵ɄɲʍࢫΝɄ͍ɾࢫ̛ʱࢫHΦɲʍ˵˵ʍ̌ɲʍࢫ
in the Capital Improvement
Projects from the Ohio Parks
and Recreation Association
in early 2025.
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