Wood energy workshop offered in five communities
September 18, 2017
The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension Service will host free workshops
on burning wood for heat, electricity and biochar this week in ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø, Anchorage,
Palmer, Sitka and Juneau.
Extension energy specialist Art Nash and Guillermo Metz of Cornell Cooperative Extension
will lead the presentation from 5-9 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Cold Climate Housing Research
Center in ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø. Metz, the green building and renewable energy coordinator at
Cornell, and retired forester Glen Holt will lead the same presentation in the other
communities.
Workshops will be offered from 5-9 p.m. Sept. 22 at the BP Energy Center in Anchorage;
1-4 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Matanuska Experiment Farm in Palmer; noon to 2:30 p.m. Sept.
24 at Sitka’s Harrigan Centennial Hall; and 5-7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Juneau Extension
office at 450 Whittier St.
Topics will include residential wood boilers; choosing a wood stove; comparing pellets,
chips and logs; greenhouse heat; biochar; wood care; and emissions and particulates.
Biochar is a specially produced charcoal that is used as a soil amendment and for
water filtration.
More information is available at or by contacting Nash at 907-474-6366.
ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Debbie Carter, 907-474-5406 or dscarter@alaska.edu