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COLD FIRE

4 CORNERS

Using locally sourced fungi

to rot woody debris,

increase soil moisture,

and build soil

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Fungi recycle wood into soil naturally, we can expedite it!

2004-2018 First Pilot Project data

Pilot study In Pikes Peak National Forest

about 4 cubic yards of woodchips

12" deep mulch piles

+ local fungi

+3-5 years

-additional irrigation

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4" of soil in 5 years.

Some slash piles have to wait 3 years to cure before they can be burned, this one at Dalla Mtn Park had a mushroom on it

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Fungi increase moisture holding capacity & decrease dry material

2004-2018 First Pilot Project data

We like a shallow depth to moisture, we don’t want a lot of dry material hanging around

this graph shows the fungi decreased the depth over the control (just woodchips, no fungi)

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Fungi can convert woodchips to forest soil without added water

2004-2018 First Pilot Project data

We can improve the speed by tweaking a few things

-inoculation rate

-watering

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What We Offer-

Coldfire 4 Corners Timeline

    • ColdFire method relies on locally adapted fungi
    • Some fungi specialize
    • Other fungi can tackle anything
    • piñon pine, ponderosa pine, juniper, and scrub oak (10 cu yds max)

Month 1: Site Assessment matches fungi to fuel type

    • Measure decrease in particle size
    • Measure bed depth
    • Measure qualitative soil conversion
    • We'll need waivers from property managers to perform annual monitoring.

End of season 1, 2, 3:

Inoculate & Monitor

Month 2: Prep fuels for treatment

    • chip coarse fuels (slash)
    • Bushhog fine fuels (shrubs)
    • arrange in compacted piles 8-12" deep

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Property Size (ac)

Cost (assuming 2 cu yd produced per acre)

1.00

$211.59

3.00

$634.77

5.00

$1,057.95

10.00

$2,115.90

20.00

$4,231.80

25.00

$2,644.88

30.00

$3,173.85

40.00

$4,231.80

50.00

$5,289.75

Pricing

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About Fungal Solutions

Fungal Solutions began in 2018 as Science by Design, LLC, Dr. Lauren Czaplicki's technical consulting firm. Science by Design began doing business as Fungal Solutions in 2022 when the company refocused on fungal technologies. Now, Fungal Solutions is part consultancy, part think-tank, part education center, and fully focused on leveraging fungi to solve large environmental problems.

Our Vision

Our Mission

We seek a world where fungi are leveraged in their full capacity to help humans live in harmony with their environment.

We are driven to inspire, design, and execute mycotechnology commercialization strategies that center on local fungi to build resiliency.

Dr. Lauren Czaplicki holds a Doctorate, a Master's, and a Bachelor's with work in environmental engineering. For her dissertation work at Duke University, she coaxed native soil fungi to clean up legacy pollution from Superfund sites. On ColdFire, we have expert support from Jeff Ravage (CUSP and Denver Botanic Gardens researcher).