Mast
Facts
- HQ
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Sectors
- Reforestation, Forestry, Environmental services, Aerospace (drone operations)
- Stage
- startup
Mast Reforestation rolls out 'biomass burial' to help Spokane Complex wildfire recovery, sequester carbon and offer credits
Seattle-based Mast Reforestation is promoting a 'biomass burial' technique—collecting and burying dead trees in low-oxygen chambers—to sequester carbon after wildfires, offer landowners access to carbon credits, and support recovery efforts following the Spokane Complex fires; the company recently acquired supplier Silvaseed and will keep DroneSeed as its aerial reforestation arm.
Seattle’s Mast Reforestation Sells 80% of Carbon Credits From Biomass Burial of 4,500 Tons of Wildfire Trees in Montana
Seattle startup Mast Reforestation developed a biomass burial method to permanently store carbon by burying wildfire-destroyed trees, aiding forest recovery and generating carbon credits. Their first project in Montana successfully buried 4,500 metric tons of biomass, selling 80% of the resultant carbon credits to fund land remediation.
DroneSeed Rebrands as Mast Reforestation and Acquires California’s Largest Tree Seed Supplier Cal Forest Nurseries
Seattle startup DroneSeed has rebranded under Mast Reforestation and acquired California’s largest tree seed supplier, Cal Forest Nurseries, along with Siskiyou Seed, becoming the biggest seed supplier in the western U.S. The company, which has raised $36 million, uses drones to aid forest restoration after wildfires.
