ON-SITE BIOCHAR/PRODUCTION WORKSHOP IN BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA WITH KELPIE WILSON
Monday, January 6, 2020
9:00 AM–12:00 PM at Butte College, 3536 Butte College Drive, Oroville, CA 95965 in
Room LRC 145
- Introductory Seminar: Presentation will be by Kelpie Wilson of Wilson Biochar Associates of Oregon (www.wilsonbiochar.com): “An Introduction to Biochar and its Applications in Forestry.”
- Stephen Feher of SCDI, with student interns of the MESA Program at Butte College, will present an overview of BIOCHAR R&D Project, supported by EPA-P3 grant in its third year and a $50,000 donation by PG&E made in 2017.
For directions: www.butte.edu or call 530/895-2511
1:00 PM-4:00 PM: Field Demonstration at Berkeley Olive Grove, 8 Rocky Drive, Oroville, CA 95965 For directions: http://berkeleyolivegrove.com/ or call 530/533-1914
ON-SITE-BIOCHAR-PRODUCTION
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 – two sites:
9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Moak’s,13006 Concow Road, Oroville (Concow), CA 95965
1:00 PM-4:00 PM: Corey’s, 13211 Concow Road, Oroville (Concow), CA 95965
Directions: https://www.mapquest.com/us/california/concow-ca-282088345
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
9:00 AM-4:00 PM: Hugg’s, 3635 Charqui Court, Oroville (Concow), CA 95965
Directions: https://www.mapquest.com/us/california/concow-ca-282088345
Thursday, January 9, 2020
9AM-4PM: Broshear’s, 7279 Pentz Road, Paradise, CA 95969
Directions: https://www.mapquest.com/us/california/paradise-ca-282029939
Friday, January 10, 2020
9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve (BCCER), 3521 14 Mile House Road (off HWY 32) Forest Ranch, CA 95942
Directions: https://www.csuchico.edu/bccer/public-use/directions.shtml or call 530/898-5010
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS on Butte County biochar workshops, PLEASE CONTACT:
Stephen I. Feher
Executive Director, Sustainable Community Development Institute (SCDI)
Associate Faculty, Engineering and Technical Director, EPA-P3 BIOCHAR R&D Grant Project at Butte College
Member of Butte County Fire Safe Council and Tree Safety and Usage Working Group
Cell: (530)327-8355
Email: sifeher@scdinstitute.org, feherst@butte.edu
