Biomass Initiative
Short Rotation Hybrid Poplar Plantations provide a homogeneous biomass that can be utilized in many technologies today to produce products that help reduce the carbon footprint. Electricity, Heat, Gas, and Bio-char are some of these products.
FIND will transfer the knowledge of how to plant, grow, harvest, and process the trees cost efficiently into the required material for the technology.
FIND’s focus is to offer these opportunities to First Nations across Canada. The Indigenous People are the true Stewards of the Land and these opportunities will give their Nation and members generational benefits.
Afforestation Initiative
FIND Biomass’ Strategic Plan of high yield afforestation using hybrid poplar contributes to carbon sequestration and is a nature-based climate solution both of which are consistent with Canada’s strategy of achieving net-zero greenhouse gases by 2050 which assist in meeting the GHG reduction goals of FIND Biomass and Canada’s 2 Billion Tree Program.
FIND Biomass’ goal over the next 10 years is to supply, plant, manage, and monitor the growth of over 40,000,000 fast-growing poplar trees in Alberta. This would forest 27,000 hectares of public and private lands in Alberta and Western Canada.
The fast-growing hybrid poplars selected can grow 10 times faster than a natural forest and sequester up to 10 times more carbon.
Planting trees creates environmental diversity, and erosion control, restores habitat, and contributes to many other economic, social, and cultural benefits.