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Jefferson “Poplar for Biofuels” Field Tour
September 12, 2016 @ 11:30 am - 2:00 pm
Jefferson, Oregon
Monday, September 12, 2016
11:30am – 2:00pm PT
Join us for the tour and lunch! Register online: http://goo.gl/forms/h5dO0E0SLfmNhZMH2
Advanced Hardwood Biofuels Northwest (AHB) invites you to join AHB researchers for a day out in the field. We will be visiting AHB’s Jefferson Demonstration Site. The hybrid poplars near Jefferson, Oregon will be showing much of their full re-growth potential as they continue into their third growing season after being initially harvested in the fall of 2013. Lunch included!
As a purpose-grown crop for bioenergy, the poplars highlight their potential as a sustainable feedstock for biofuel and biochemical production in the Willamette Valley. Topics include:
- Growing hybrid poplar as a short-rotation woody energy crop
- Sustainable production and environmental impacts on soil, water, and wildlife
- Best areas to develop biofuel and biochemical industries
- Bioenergy education programs
- Biomass production tour highlighting operational and research poplar plots
When: Monday, September 12, 2016 | 11:30am – 2:00 pm PT
Where: Jefferson, Oregon
Register online: http://goo.gl/forms/h5dO0E0SLfmNhZMH2. Or, contact Noelle Hart at WSU Extension: noelle.hart@wsu.edu
Learn more about AHB at hardwoodbiofuels.org
Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and special needs who contact Noelle Hart, noelle.hart@wsu.edu at least two weeks prior to the event. Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension office.
AHB is supported by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grant no. 2011-68005-30407 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).