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Green Waste-Wood Biomass Management Symposium

February 9, 2017
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Handlery Hotel
950 Hotel Circle N, San Diego, CA 92108

How do we responsibly manage and dispose of the increasing green waste
and wood biomass occurring across all southern California landscapes?

This one-day event brings together a broad range of experts, land managers, industry professionals, scientists, and policy makers to better understand the challenges and discover strategies to overcome obstacles and implement best management practices. Presentations and discussions include:

• Impacts and explanations of increasing biomass situation
• Continued threats, challenges and at-risk considerations
• Biomass management methods and resources
• Policy issues - those relevant, under development and needed
• Best management practices and costs vs benefits

Who Should Attend?

• Elected Officials representing City, County and State interests in
  southern California
• Land Managers - Public and Private Lands
• City Parks and Public Works Departments
• County Agricultural Commissioners
• Water, Air Quality Control and Transportation Districts
• Waste Management organizations
• Arborists, Foresters and Other Tree Care Professionals
• Biomass Processing and Utilization Industry
• Researchers and other Stakeholders, etc.

Registration Fee: $49.00 per person
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Contacts:

Program -
Jan Gonzales, Coordinator
UC Cooperative Extension-San Diego County
Email: jggonzales@ucanr.edu

Registration and Logistics -
Erin Spaniel, Administrative Assistant
UC Cooperative Extension-San Diego County
Email: enthompson@ucanr.edu