Firewood workshop at UAF

February 13, 2013

Marmian Grimes

Debbie Carter
907-474-5406
2/13/12

A free workshop on heating safely with wood will take place on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus Saturday, Feb. 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Schaible Auditorium.

The workshop will include information on wood stove maintenance, smoke, the properties of different firewood, chainsaw safety and maintenance, and how and where to get firewood. A fundraiser chili and cornbread lunch will also be available.

The UAF Cooperative Extension Service and the Yukon River Chapter of the Society of American Foresters are hosting the workshop.

MEDIA CONTACT: Glen Holt, eastern Alaska forester, at 907-474-5271 or ggholt@alaska.edu.

ON THE WEB: www.uaf.edu/ces

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