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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>For those interested in low tech flame carbonizers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Please help us get the word out about the upcoming Learn at Lunch Webinar:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>LOW-TECH FLAME CARBONIZERS FOR BIOCHAR PRODUCTION: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS </span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black'>🔥</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Date: July 25, 2017, 12 pm (<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/mdt">MDT</a>)</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Speaker: Kelpie Wilson, Wilson Biochar Associates</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Biochar is made by applying heat to biomass in the absence of oxygen. Flame<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>carbonization uses the flame itself to exclude oxygen. Flame carbonization methods<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>can produce high quality biochar from low value biomass waste found in fields and<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>forests without investing in expensive equipment. Kelpie Wilson will explain the theory<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>and design principles for using flame carbonizing techniques in various applications<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>such as forestry, farming and urban tree care.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Kelpie Wilson is a mechanical engineer and analyst with 30 years of experience in</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>renewable energy, sustainable forestry and resource conservation. Since 2008, she has</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>focused on biochar as a tool to move excess carbon from the atmosphere to soil, where it</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>can improve soil health and sequester carbon. She consults with farmers, private</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>industry, and government agencies through her company Wilson Biochar Associates. She</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>serves on the board of the US Biochar Initiative, works with several local groups in</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Oregon promoting sustainable forestry and agriculture, and presents many classes and</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>workshops on small scale biochar production and use every year.</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:red'><a href="https://extension.zoom.us/j/318681458"><b>REGISTER HERE</b></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>SAF or ISA continuing education credits are available to those that watch this webinar live.</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=Signature><div id=divtagdefaultwrapper><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Megan Dettenmaier<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>USU Forestry Extension Educator, Utah State University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>5230 Old Main Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Logan, UT 84322-5230<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>435-797-8424<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>**************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>SAVE THE DATE: RESTORING THE WEST, 2017</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>FOREST RESTORATION: WHAT'S WORKING, WHAT'S NOT?</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>OCTOBER 17-18, ECCLES CONFERENCE CENTER, LOGAN, UT</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="http://restoringthewest.org/">http://restoringthewest.org/</a> (agenda coming soon)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="https://twitter.com/USUExtForestry" title="https://twitter.com/USUExtForestry Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link"><span style='color:#006FC9'>twitter</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#006FC9'> | </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/USUExtensionForestry"><span style='color:#006FC9'>facebook</span></a> | <a href="http://forestry.usu.edu/" title="http://forestry.usu.edu/ Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link"><span style='color:#006FC9'>usuforestry</span></a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/usuextensionforestry"><span style='color:#006FC9'>youtube</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>