Boulder County backs fungi research for wildfire solutions

Mushrooms might be the latest tool in helping to fight wildfires.

Boulder Mushroom is researching fungi’s ability to decompose wildfire fuels like fallen trees and dead grass that can ignite and burn for days.

“We have an epidemic of wildfires largely due to a legacy of fire suppression, which essentially means that forests which are supposed to burn haven’t been burning.” said Zach Hedstrom, owner of Boulder Mushroom. “Because of that, there’s a large amount of wood that wouldn’t naturally be present within the forest.”

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