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From:Clerk of the Board
To:BOS
Cc:Nuzum, Danielle
Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Letter to the Butte County Board
Date:Tuesday, July 8, 2025 12:21:18 PM
Attachments:2025-7-7 BC KS Settlement Petition support.pdf
2006-2023 BMF Support 22 Letters.zip
Please see attached Board Correspondence.
From: Thor Bailey <twbgcn@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, July 7, 2025 5:04 PM
To: Clerk of the Board <ClerkoftheBoard@buttecounty.net>
Cc: Ken Scherer <biocharcoalition@gmail.com>; Preston Englant <englantpl@yahoo.com>
Subject: Letter to the Butte County Board
Hello Melissa
Please distribute my attached letter and Zip folder with 22 support letters to the
Supervisors.
Thank you
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Thor Bailey
530-966-2882
twbgcn@gmail.com
Empirical Education
GREEN CARBON NEXUS
greencarbonnexus.org
July 7, 2025
To: Butte County Board of Supervisors
Re: Biomass Resilience and PG&E Fund Alignment
Dear Supervisors,
I’m writing in support of the efforts by Kenneth Scherer and the Biochar Coalition to
bring forward transparent, community-led solutions for wildfire risk, biomass utilization,
and climate resilience. I believe the discussion around the PG&E settlement represents
a timely opportunity to align these resources with proven, scalable grassroots
infrastructure.
As someone who has participated in workforce development efforts through NoRTEC
and engaged with public-private models like Preston’s Distributed Site Management
(PDSM) plan, I’ve seen the potential—but also the challenge—of turning vision into
implementation. While past initiatives haven’t always materialized, the foundational work
laid by our community remains strong, and the moment is now to act decisively.
To that end, I respectfully recommend the County explore a modest, strategic seed
investment into entities like the Butte County Economic Development Corporation
(BCEDC) or NoRTEC as fiscal administrators of a pilot Biomass Mitigation Fund (BMF).
This Fund would reinvest directly into scalable solutions like the Biochar Coalition’s
workforce and land recovery programs.
While I do not propose a specific funding amount, I can confidently say that for every
dollar invested, the Biochar Coalition has the credibility, partners, and shovel -ready
capacity to return tenfold in value—through jobs, emissions reductions, and resilience
infrastructure. I’ve included 22 letters of support, including one from Assemblyman
Gallagher, that speak to the growing consensus around the urgency and potential of this
work.
Let’s use this moment to set a new precedent in public -private resilience leadership.
The need for meaningful job creation and wildfire mitigation in Butte County is urgent.
Launching a local BMF pilot, with clear reporting, strong oversight, and community
alignment, would be a powerful and forward -thinking step.
Sincerely,
Thor Bailey
Empirical Education
GREEN CARBON NEXUS
greencarbonnexus.org