Firewood workshop offered Feb. 21

February 10, 2015

Marmian Grimes

Debbie Carter
907-474-5406
2/10/2015


A free workshop on cutting firewood and using a wood stove safely will be offered Feb. 21 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

The UAF Cooperative Extension Service and the Yukon River Chapter of the Society of American Foresters will host the workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Murie Building auditorium on West Ridge.

Multiple agencies will present information on operating and maintaining wood stoves, drying and stacking wood, using chainsaws, finding firewood and deciding how much is needed. Information will be offered by Extension, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Cold Climate Housing Research Center, Alaska Division of Forestry, Fort Wainwright and The Woodway.

Door prizes and snacks will be provided. For more information, contact Carmen Klopefer at 907-474-5854 or cckloepfer@alaska.edu.

ON THE WEB: www.uaf.edu/ces

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