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On Site Biochar Demonstration | Hugo, MN

Hartley Nature Center and Great River Greening are partnering to host a Biochar Demonstration

November 14th, 2025

REGISTER HERE!

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Dream of Wild Health and Great River Greening are partnering to host a Biochar Demonstration. Great River Greening will demonstrate biochar kilns at Dream of Wild Health’s farm location, processing brush piles from buckthorn and wood waste into biochar.

  • GRG staff will be onsite running two flame capped kilns, converting waste wood into biochar, answering questions/educating on biochar, its uses and how the kilns work.
  • GRG Staff will walk attendees through the process of managing a kiln from loading to ignition to feeding to quenching.
  • Demonstration will be with Ring of Fire and Big Box kilns
  • Who should attend: Forestry, Fire professionals, Natural System Managers. Service Providers, Agriculture and Agro-forestry professionals, local SWCD and Municipal staff.

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.

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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.

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Location: 16085 Jeffery Avenue Hugo, MN 55038-9334

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Questions: Contact Great River Greening's Conservation Director, Todd Rexine, at trexine@greatrivergreening.org.

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

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*This event is possible thanks to our funders and partners: Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund. & Minnesota Pollution Control Agency & Dream of Wild Health Farm

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