National Firewood Workshop - New York

Date: May 7, 2015
Time: 8:00 am to 3:30 pm (demonstrations run until 5:00pm)
Cost: $25/person (includes lunch and break refreshments)
Location: William Smith, Jr. Extension Center of the Albany County Cooperative Extension Office, Voorheesville, NY
Registration:
http://outreach.cnr.ncsu.edu/ncwood/web_pages/firewood_workshop_2015.php

Contact: Harry Watt
               Wood Products Specialist, NC State University
               (704) 880-5034
               harry_watt@ncsu.edu

This workshop focuses on the business aspects of the firewood industry in utilizing low grade trees in rural and urban forests to produce firewood.

National professionals will lead the discussions on the firewood industry associations that promote and support businesses in the firewood industry, equipment options to process trees into firewood products, recent firewood drying studies conducted at SUNY Syracuse, options for dry kilns suitable for drying firewood, wood stove design and emission issues, insect problems and quarantines and business success ideas for firewood processors and buyers.

The workshop will have a group of firewood processors and wrapping equipment on site that will be giving demonstrations of converting logs into split firewood

This workshop has been approved for 8 hours (2 years) of PA SFI® Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. Individuals seeking C.E. credit must submit a completed Non-SFI Course C.E. credit form (this form may not be available at the training so you will need to print it out beforehand), a course agenda or certificate of completion, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SIC”) to the PA SFI office. Continuing Education credit can only extend your PA SFI Training Card expiration date by a maximum of 3-years from the current calendar year. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.