DroneSeed Uses Swarms of Drones to Reseed Forests After Devastating Wildfires

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DroneSeed Uses Swarms of Drones to Reseed Forests After Devastating Wildfires
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DroneSeed is a Seattle-based startup that claims it can begin to quickly restore thousands of acres of wildfire-ravaged land just 30 days after the fire is out.

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Canary likens his fleet of drones to a swarm of bees, navigating rough terrain, carrying and dispersing thousands and thousands of seedlings. Each aircraft can plant three quarters of an acre per flight. In October 2020, the company announced that it was the first to receive FAA approval for this type of forest seeding activity.

Key to DroneSeed's model is the seedling production, which has been a major barrier to reforestation, due to supply chain issues. DroneSeed recently purchased Silvaseed, one of the oldest seed businesses in the nation. It is now expanding to become the largest private seed bank in the West, growing millions of new seedlings.

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