The Capital Resource Conservation and Development Council is hosting a series of four webinars on producing and marketing non-timber forest products in January and February. 

More than 70 percent of the woodlands in Pennsylvania are privately owned, this approximately 11.5 million acres can present a variety of economic opportunities that can be aligned with natural resource conservation.

To help inform private woodland owners about some less common economic uses of their forest land, 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 starting at Noon will be held--

-- January 23: Small Scale Mushroom Production presented by Steve Gabriel, Wellspring Farm and Cornell Cooperative Extension;

-- January 30: Biochar Production and Marketing presented by Gary Gilmore, DCNR Forester and biochar pioneer;

-- February 6: Small Scale Chestnut Production presented by Tracey Couther, DCNR Forest Program Specialist; and

-- February 13: Agroforestry Practices in the Farm Bill, presented by Kate McFarland, National Agroforestry Center.

Click Here to register for the webinars.  Questions should be directed to 717-241-4361 or send email to: info@capitalrcd.org.

The Capital RC&D serves the counties of Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York.

For more information on programs, initiatives and other upcoming events, visit the Capital Resource Conservation and Development Council website.

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[Posted: Jan. 9, 2018]

1/15/2018