Upcoming programs in VA

[Don P]

Charcoal Making from low-value wood products
- Madison, VA at the Farmers Market  ---  Open house from 8:00am - 12:00
    Add value to scrap wood (tree tops, laps, slabs, etc.) by turning it into natural lump charcoal.
- Contact 540-948-6881 for more information.       (Qualifies for 1 SHARP Logger CE Credit)

Woody Bioenergy in Virginia
Managing Our Resources for a Profitable and Sustainable System:  Covering the operational and economic challenges and opportunities related to large-scale woody bioenergy in Virginia.
- Rural Tract  Abingdon, VA.  September 4, 2008, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
- Urban/Suburban Focus Petersburg, VA - September 29, 2008 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

[submarinesailor]

Hey Don,

What day is the Charcoal show in Madison??

Are you going to be there?

Bruce

[Don P]

Hey Bruce,
Well, I didn't notice, he forgot the date  :D

Madison is a pretty good hop for me. If you make it take a camera. They had the charcoal demo here not long ago but I didn't find out till the next day, I'd like to see their setup.

If we're not busy, I was going to try to run over to the Abingdon program and take notes.

This is the contact info for the extension agent and the listserve. It would be a good one for you to get on, he's up in your neck of the woods and sends updates for programs up there mostly. I'll get something maybe every other month.

Adam K. Downing, Extension Agent
Forestry & Natural Resources - Northern District*
Virginia Cooperative Extension, Madison County
War Memorial Building, 2nd floor, Main St.
P.O. Box 10; Madison, VA  22727
Phone: 540.948.6881  Fax: 540.948.6883
<http://offices.ext.vt.edu/madison>
*Serving the following areas of Virginia: Albemarle, Alexandria, Arlington, Caroline, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Fluvanna, Greene, King George, Loudoun, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, Orange, Prince William, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, & Stafford 

To Stay abreast of Natural resources related issues, Educational opportunities, Etc., please join the "TREE_Cookies_Etc" Listserv by sending an e-mail to:  LISTSERV@LISTSERV.VT.EDU with     SUBSCRIBE Tree_Cookies_Etc     in the body (and nothing else).  Leave the subject line blank and turn off any automatic signatures. 
For past issues, click on <newsletters> at http://offices.ext.vt.edu/madison

[Don P]

Bruce,
Adam replied, I invited him to drop in here as well, hopefully we can get him to post upcoming events on the forum.

Aug 2nd For the charcoal demonstration at the Madison County Farmers Market
Here's the flier;
http://info.ag.vt.edu/vce/offices/webinfo/files/Flier.pdf

This is the flier for the Woody Bioenergy programs;
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/woodybioenergy/

Grayson County is building a new school soon and they have expressed interest in using wood based heating since we have Independence Lumber and several other wood waste producers here, we are also putting in a new prison. Might be good to get them thinking a bit bigger than they are  .

[submarinesailor]

Don,

Thanks for the info.  I will put it on the schedule - hoping I can make it.  But, I fly out to Phoenix, AZ early on Sunday.

Bruce