june, 2022
Facing The Fire: Innovative Uses of Biochar and Permaculture Design to Mitigate Wildfire Risk (Weekend Workshop)
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Elkstone Farm
- 40345 Virtus Way

Event Details
Join Elkstone Farm for a mix of lectures, demonstrations, and interactive discussion; you will learn best practices in the areas of: Climate, carbon, and wildfire in the Wildland Urban Interface
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Event Details
Join Elkstone Farm for a mix of lectures, demonstrations, and interactive discussion; you will learn best practices in the areas of:
- Climate, carbon, and wildfire in the Wildland Urban Interface
- Forest stewardship planning, practices, and system design
- Protecting and enhancing ecosystem services and amenity values
- Managing natural risk: system design and biochar use for watershed protection
- Forest assessment, thinning, and succession planning
- Equipment and methods for making biochar
- Siting strategy and best practices
- Kiln loading and use
- Firing and quenching the kiln
- Carbon sequestration and emerging markets
- Resources for creating resilient forests
Sunday afternoon enjoy a sneak-peek showing of PINA’s Fire Ecology Restoration documentary from the Oregon project. See these ideas in action. Followed by a panel discussion with Q&A.
Before you leave, don’t forget to pick up a bag of biochar to experiment with on your own.
This event is co-sponsored by YVSC.
Time
4 (Saturday) 9:00 am - 5 (Sunday) 5:00 pm
Location
Elkstone Farm
40345 Virtus Way