Ketchikan to host ÐÓ°Épro Wood Energy Conference
March 10, 2017
Debbie Carter
907-474-5406
Registration is open for the ÐÓ°Épro Wood Energy Conference, which will meet April
11-12 in Ketchikan.
Conference organizer Karen Petersen of the ÐÓ°Épro Cooperative Extension Service said the biennial conference will focus on how wood energy can help ÐÓ°Épro with its energy challenges.
Conference topics will include biomass harvesting and production, Canadian biomass projects and policies, carbon credits, air quality concerns and case studies of existing biomass operations. Optional activities will include tours of woody biomass operations in and around Ketchikan on April 10 and biomass-heated greenhouses on Prince of Wales Island on April 13.
Conference details and registration information are available at . Co-sponsors include the UAF Cooperative Extension Service, ÐÓ°Épro Energy Authority and U.S. Forest Service. For more information, contact Karen Petersen at khpetersen@alaska.edu or at 907-821-2681.