All-day event on burning with wood scheduled June 11
June 1, 2017
A free all-day event June 11 at the Cold Climate Housing Research Center in Fairbanks
will feature presentations on burning wood for heat, electricity and biochar.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will host the Interior
Wood Burning event from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 1000 Fairbanks St. Topics will include
options for residential wood boilers; choosing a wood stove; comparing pellets, chips
or logs; emissions and particulates; greenhouse heat; biochar; and splitting, stacking
and covering firewood. Biochar is a specially produced charcoal that is used as a
soil amendment and for water filtration.
Sessions will be taught by a variety of instructors from the University of Alaska
Fairbanks and the Fairbanks North Star Borough. The schedule is available at www.uaf.edu/ces. For more information, contact Art Nash at 907-474-6366 or alnashjr@alaska.edu.