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Non-Timber Forest Products Webinars

2/2/2018

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For Immediate Release
December 20, 2017
For More Information Contact: Cheryl Burns, 717-241-4361
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 Producing and Marketing Non-Timber Forest Products  
Valuable webinar series for woodland and agricultural land owners
Four consecutive Tuesdays beginning January 23, 2018
(Carlisle) – Capital RC&D will be holding a series of four webinars focused on opportunities and ideas for producing and marketing forest products. The one-hour webinars will be available free of charge beginning January 23, 2018 at noon and will be presented by top experts who each have significant hands-on experience in non-timber forest product production.The one-hour webinars will enable participants to learn from and ask questions of the presenter without leaving home. Scheduled topics and presenters include:
  • January 23, 2018 – Small Scale Mushroom Production presented by Steve Gabriel, Wellspring Farm and Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • January 30, 2018 – Biochar Production and Marketing presented by Gary Gilmore, DCNR Forester and biochar pioneer
  • February 6, 2018 – Small Scale Chestnut Production presented by Tracey Couther, DCNR Forest Program Specialist
  • February 13, 2018 – Agroforestry Practices in the Farm Bill, presented by Kate McFarland, National Agroforestry Center
To register visit the Capital RC&D website and click on Producing and Marketing Non-Timber Forest Products. For more information contact Capital RC&D at 717-241-4361 or via email at info@capitalrcd.org.
This event is sponsored by Capital RC&D with support from USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service.

The Capital Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) Area Council is a seven-county, non-profit that provides leadership to promote responsible use and conservation of our natural, community, and economic resources. The Capital RC&D serves Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York. 

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