Mast Reforestation hatched a plan to restore wildfire-ravaged forests. Investors took notice.

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February 11, 2025, 4:00 PM

• •Mast Reforestation has raised $25 million to develop a new business that will bury burned trees to prevent decay and sell the carbon credits that result.
• •The startup will entomb the trees in an area rich with clay, which limits the flow of air and water, stifling microbial activity.
• •Mast will lace the burial site with monitors to ensure that the wood doesn't decompose and is endowing a foundation to watch and maintain the site for the next century.

A startup has raised $25 million to develop a new way to pay for reforestation after a wildfire. The company will collect and bury the dead, burned trees to prevent decay, and sell the carbon credits that result.

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