Biochar Demonstration - Rotary Riverside Park, Brainerd, MN

City of Brainerd and Great River Greening are partnering to host a Biochar Demonstration at Rotary Riverside Park. Live demonstration: converting buckthorn wood waste into biochar using on-site kilns.

• GRG staff will be onsite running the kiln and answer questions/educate on biochar, its uses and how flame capped kilns work.

• GRG Staff will walk participants through the process of managing a kiln from loading to ignition to quenching.

• Demonstration will be with Big Box and Ring of Fire kilns.

• Who should attend natural resource professionals and fire professionals (open to everyone)

Day of: Please arrive promptly, allowing time for parking and a short walk.

Safety: Ensuring safety is our highest priority. It is important that event participants wear close-toed shoes and long sleeves to protect against the elements. We recommend dressing for the weather; layers are key.

Release of Liability: All attendees at Great River Greening events release Great River Greening and its employees, officers, directors, or agents from any and all liability from claims of any nature whatsoever arising from participation to the extent such liability is directly attributable to the negligence of GRG, or its respective employees, officers, directors, or agents.

Questions: Contact Great River Greening's Senior Program Manager, Wiley Buck, at wbuck@greatrivergreening.org.

Learn more about Great River Greening at www.greatrivergreening.org

This event is possible thanks to our funders and partners:

Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF) as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).  

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 

Outdoor Heritage Fund (OHF), as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature and recommended by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council (LSOHC) 

City of Brainerd