Videos available on the US Biochar Initiative YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/@USBiocharInitiative

NRCS Code 336 Soil Carbon Amendment
A Deep Dive Webinar Series
January 18 & 19 
Noon to 3:15 PM EST both days
Optional Q&A 3:15 until 4 PM EST

DETAILS:

This free two day series features top experts that will take you on a deep dive into the NRCS funding process & how the newly developed Soil Carbon Amendment Conservation Practice Standard (Code 336 or 808) can be used to improve soil health and build soil carbon through the application of biochar and compost.

This practice code pays for the purchase of biochar and for the installation. Amount of funding varies based on NRCS criteria which will be covered on Day 1. 

* Jan 18th - Day 1 - Programs & Implementation through NRCS

Presented by top USDA Soil Health Division staff, you will learn how to navigate the NRCS financial assistance program to benefit your soil health goals. 

We cover how to start the paperwork process. Discuss the funding criteria.  

* Jan 19th - Day 2 - Technical Overview and Application Methodologies

We will outline practical information to consider when sourcing, inoculating, and applying biochar. Methods to monitor soil nutrient interactions will also be discussed.

This webinar series is intended for:
- Ranchers, Farmers, Land Owners, & Producers
- Certified Crop Advisors (CEU’s)
- Nutrient Management Specialists
- Agronomists & Ag Retailers
- Soil & Water Conservation Districts
- Biochar Mfgs & Distributors 

Please review the following documents to prepare for the event:
https://biochar-us.org/presentation/biochar-soil-health-working-usda-nrcs-biochar-0
https://biochar-us.org/presentation/nrcs-soil-carbon-amendment-practice

Edit your calendar for both days Jan 18 & 19, Noon to 3:15 PM - EST // 9 AM to 12:15 - PST with optional Q&A after.

Same Zoom link will work for entry both days. Please watch twitter.com/usbiochar for updates.

Cost = $ FREE Donations requested but not required: https://biochar-us.org/donate-usbi

USBI is a non-profit 501c3 dedicated to the advancement of the biochar industry in the Americas. Make your tax deductible donation today.

Interested in sponsoring this program? Contact john@biochar-us.org

Partial funding made possible by a grant from the US Forest Service.

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RECORDINGS WILL BE SHARED TO CONTENT PLATFORMS AFTER EVENT

This event is held on Zoom. Same link will work for both days of the event.

Event contact:
  John Webster 
  US Biochar Initiative - Communications Team 
  communications@biochar-us.org 

Thanks for visiting from the The ASLA 2022 Conference on Landscape Architecture.

A great place to start your biochar experience is on our education page at Learning.

PART ONE Introduction

• Kelpie Wilson, Wilson Biochar Associates –
• Carlos Rodriguez Franco, Senior Forester, USDA Forest Service Research and Development: Forest Service Programs that Support Biochar
• Deborah Dumroese, USDA Forest Service Research Soil Scientist: Opportunities to Improve Forest Soil Health
• Karen Youngblood, Forester, Redwood Forest Foundation, Inc.: Biochar in the Redwoods
• Kai Hoffman-Krull, Forest Health Manager, San Juan Islands Conservation District: Biochar in the Woods with the Island Conservation Corps
• Q & A

PART TWO Project Logistics and Economics

• Laurie Schoonhoven, NRCS National Forester: NRCS Programs that Support Biochar
• Ken Carloni, Yew Creek Land Alliance: NRCS Biochar CSP Implementation – a Landowner’s View
•  Joe Pongratz, Pongratz Forestry: NRCS CSP Implementation – A Forestry Contractor’s View
•  Don Morrison, Umpqua Biochar Education Team: Logistics of Biochar in the Woods – a Silviculturalist’s View
• Mark Vander Meer, Principal Partner, Watershed Consulting, Inc.: Time and Motion Study Results Using an In-Woods Flame-Cap Kiln
• Questions and Discussion

PART THREE Project Environmental and Social Impacts

• Abby Colehour, Restoration Projects Manager, Long Tom Watershed Council: Ecological monitoring: biochar's impact on oak-prairie plant communitie
• Gloria Flora, Executive Director, Sustainable Obtainable Solutions – Fire Ecology Restoration Project of the Permaculture Institute of North America: Developing Social Forestry as a Permaculture Practice
• Dylan Maxwell, CEO, CarbonFace: How to Use the CarbonFace Platform to Build Biochar Communities
•  Questions and Discussion

PART FOUR Technology Development

• Ken Carloni, Yew Creek Land Alliance – Measuring Production Efficiencies and Applying Lessons Learned
•  Darren McAvoy, Utah State University -- In-Woods Biochar Production Using Big Box Kilns
• Raymond Baltar – Measuring Emissions from Conservation Burns and Flame Cap Kilns
• Jim Archuleta – New Approaches to Landing Piles and Air Curtain Burners
• Thankyous and Closing
• Questions and Discussion