We will be holding a program on the Vacuum Steam Treatment of Logs, on June 5, 2019.
The program is composed of both a workshop and field demonstration of vacuum-steam phytosanitation for logs.
The goal of the workshop is to introduce all those associated with the movement and export of logs to a commercially viable non-fumigation method of treatment.
The workshop and demonstration will be held at the Brooks Forest Products Center, 1650 Research Center Dr., Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Sponsors: Virginia Cooperative Extension, USDA Forest Service, Wood Education and Resource Center, Princeton, WV; Virginia Tech, Department of Sustainable Biomaterials, Blacksburg, VA
Registration: You must register for this workshop. Registration is $28.00 and can be completed here: https://register.ext.vt.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&co
urseId=208776
Registration closes May 29th. Parking passes will be provided on the day of the event. Lunch and food at breaks provided.
The work upon which this workshop is based was funded in whole or in part through a grant awarded by the Wood Education and Resource Center, Region 9 State and Private Forestry, USDA Forest Service
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