Here in Michigan, we are anticipating true spring with bated breath as we experience a much milder winter than we are accustomed to. Despite the irregular weather, we have been busy working on projects - new and old - and welcoming new people into the Huff Lab. Our Farms Branching Out Agroforestry Project kicked off in Chatham, MI with our first Peer-to-peer Agroforestry Exchange at the MSU Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center on February 9th. Led by Anna Ellis, Forestry and Natural Resources Extension Educator, and Emily Huff, Associate Professor at MSU, the event was attended by a mix of farmers, foresters, and agricultural professionals. If you are interested in participating in future events, or to host an Agroforestry Exchange on your farm, contact Project Manager, Amanda Curton, at [email protected]. Learn more about our Agroforestry Project at https://www.canr.msu.edu/agroforestry/about. In support of the Wildlife Crisis Strategy, we brought two new projects into the lab through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and in partnership with the US Forest Service. We will be synthesizing information related to the social acceptability of wildfire and the benefits and assessing the impacts and benefits of fire on wood. Read more about these projects in our Projects tab, here: https://hufflab.weebly.com/projects.html. Learn more about the Wildfire Crisis Strategy on our partner’s site: https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/wildfire-crisis.
Though we are no longer being funded by Project GREEEN, the Great Lakes Biochar Network continues to be a resource for all things biochar in the Great Lakes region. In February, we also welcomed Brandon Smith of Allied Soil Health and Ashwood Biochar, who gave a webinar on the topic of 10 Questions to Ask When Applying Biochar. The recording of this informational webinar is on our YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/umnmFHQ5vpA?si=_7q_wzdKknUH48Cz. We sighed a breath of relief as we completed our Firewood Heating and Treatment Technologies project. Find the article and related videos here: https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/firewood-heating-and-treatment-technologies. New to our lab are three Research Assistants, Karleigh Duffield, Eric Heidelberg, and Jake Desautel. We congratulate Katherine Nocks on her graduation and the best of luck on her new journey in Colorado.
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