Biochar Knowledge Workshop Series Offered by the Great Plains Biochar Initiative
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
DATE: 15 February 2018
LINCOLN, Neb. —
The Great Plains Biochar Initiative (GPBI) - a partnership between the Nebraska Forest Service, Kansas Forest Service, and private industry - will be hosting a free workshop series during the week of March 26th.
The workshops will present information on the science of biochar, how to make it, and how to use it. Two of the workshops will also include hands-on experience for methods of making biochar that are feasible for landowners, small businesses, and hobby and market gardeners.
Kelpie Wilson of Wilson Biochar Associates will be leading the workshops. She has over a decade of experience in the biochar sector and has consulted with private industry, government agencies, and universities. In addition to her work with the Great Plains Biochar Initiative, she is currently directing a Conservation Innovation Grant, working with farmers to make biochar from excess biomass and use it in manure management.
A full day workshop will be held in Ord, NE on Tuesday, March 27th; a 1 hour brown bag lunch will be held in Lincoln, NE on UNL’s East Campus on Wednesday, March 28th; and a half day workshop will be held in Lawrence, KS on Thursday, March 29th.
Advance registration is requested for the free workshops. To register, please visit nfs.unl.edu/workshops. Additional questions or assistance can be directed to Heather Nobert at (402) 782-1453, or Dave Bruton of the Kansas Forest Service at (785) 945-6147.
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