Dean Naujoks, the Yadkin Riverkeeper, is currently on a month-long paddling trip down the Yadkin River to raise awareness about the importance of this waterway. On day seven of his trip, Dean highlighted one of his major concerns about pollution and the Yadkin River – the abundance of chicken poop that “just runs off into rivers and streams as a result of over application to fields.”

The Yadkin Riverkeeper notes in his journal that the Yadkin River Basin has more chickens (57 million) and produces more chicken poop (12 million pounds per day) than any other river basin in the North Carolina.

“It is a lot of poop for any river and it receives no formal treatment,” Naujoks said.

Providing poultry farmers with an alternative way to manage their “chicken poop” is one of the many benefits that a Fibrowatt plant brings to an area, and it’s one of the reasons that the North Carolina agricultural community strongly supports Fibrowatt.

Fibrowatt provides a year-round, consistent and economic way for farmers to manage their excess poop (i.e. poultry litter). The litter is picked up at the poultry farmer’s location according to their needs and is transported directly to the Fibrowatt plant in tightly covered trucks.

It’s an important new solution that can reduce the amount of chicken poop that is applied to fields in the Yadkin River Basin – a result that the Riverkeeper is looking for.