Resilience & prosperity emerge when systems support each other.
By design.

We work where systems collide, turning conflict into convergence through alignment, co-design, and real-world implementation.

Circular Spring’s work starts by daylighting how systems currently push and pull, where they are misaligned and how they can be brought into better balance, so environmental gains are durable and economic outcomes are real.

Circular economy principles guide us in designing resilient, regenerative systems where materials, value, people & ecosystems thrive together.

  • Ecological systems
    Forest health, soils, watersheds, air quality, carbon and nutrient cycles

  • Economic systems
    Workforce capacity, operating costs, market pathways, incentives, long-term viability

  • Human systems
    Governments, agencies, institutions, workforces, regulators, & local communities

  • Built systems
    Roads, equipment, facilities, utilities, industrial and urban interfaces with wildlands

Grounded in reality.
Aligned with people and place.

Rather than applying a one-size-fits-all process, we start by listening: to the landscape, to the people managing it, and to the constraints they face.

Our work involves:

  • Understanding on-the-ground conditions, including biomass, waste & value streams, business viability, infrastructure, permitting constraints, and sociohistorical context

  • Mapping ecological context, including forest conditions, soils, water, and air considerations

  • Evaluating economic realities, from workforce capacity and market-readiness to long-term operational viability

  • Aligning stakeholders across agencies, landowners, operators, and communities

The resulting projects are designed to function in the real world, not just on paper.

FEATURED EXAMPLE:

Building a Biochar Market for Forest and Climate Resilience

U.S. Forest Service Grant
(25-CA-11062765-029)

Circular Spring conceived and leads this $2MM project as primary investigator, applying our systems-based approach to align ecological and economic opportunities on the ground.

We’ve partnered with CORRIM, Wilson Biochar, CHARR, and conservation districts from multiple counties in Washington State to turn biochar into a tool for impact—strengthening forest health, reducing emissions, and returning carbon to soils. At the same time, the project builds economic resilience by creating workforce pathways and testing market mechanisms, including carbon credits, to support long-term implementation in rural areas.

By guiding the project from concept to execution, Circular Spring ensures that every decision is rooted in real landscapes, real partners, and real economic realities, demonstrating how collaboration across systems can generate lasting benefits for both people and the environment.

Let’s get started.

We’re here to support you at every step of your journey.