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Hayden “Poplar for Biofuels” Field Tour

June 30, 2015 @ 10:30 am - 1:00 pm

Poplar for Biofuels Field Tour in Hayden, Idaho

June 30, 2015

 10:30am – 1:00pm

Join us for a tour and lunch!

Click here to register.

Advanced Hardwood Biofuels Northwest invites you to join AHB researchers for a day out in the field at the project’s Hayden Demonstration Site. The hybrid poplars in Hayden, Idaho will be showing much of  their full re-growth potential as they continue into their second growing season after being initially harvested in 2013.

As a purpose-grown crop for bioenergy, the poplars highlight their potential as a sustainable feedstock for biofuel and biochemical production in the Pacific Northwest. Lunch included!

Join extension professionals,  researchers, and  environmental professionals, in learning about the latest biofuel and biochemical developments in the Pacific Northwest. 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
♦   Biomass production tour highlighting operational and research poplar plots

 

When: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 from | 10:30am – 1:00pm

Where: near Hayden, Idaho

RSVP: Click Here to Register. Or, contact Betsy Fradd at WSU Extension: bfradd@wsu.edu, 253-241-5043

Learn more about AHB at hardwoodbiofuels.org

Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and special needs who contact Betsy Fradd at bfradd@wsu.edu, 425-741-9962 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).

Details

Date:
June 30, 2015
Time:
10:30 am - 1:00 pm

Venue

Hayden Demonstration Site
Hayden, ID United States

Organizer

Betsy Fradd
Email:
bfradd@wsu.edu