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Lumber drying, grading training offered in Craig, Klawock

A free two-day workshop is planned in Craig and Klawock for participants to learn about milling and drying lumber, with an opportunity to earn an ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ lumber grading certificate.

Matt Labrenz, forest products specialist with the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the workshop April 22-23. 

The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Lumber Grading program provides a certification course that allows small- and medium-scale sawmill operators to produce dimension lumber from local spruce, hemlock and yellow cedar for home construction in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ. When the program conditions are met, the lumber may be accepted as an alternative to grade-stamped lumber for structural applications, as required by residential building codes.

From 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, Labrenz will cover techniques for milling and drying lumber at Shaan Seet Sawmill in Craig. 

On Thursday, April 23, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Labrenz will lead a lumber grading certification course at Generations Southeast Community Learning Center, 6565 Boundary Road, Klawock. 

Participants who complete the free training course and pass a proficiency test will earn a five-year certification.  

The workshop is a collaboration of the Cooperative Extension, the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Division of Forestry & Fire Protection, Generations Southeast Community Learning Center in Klawock and Shaan Seet Inc.

Registration is available on the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Lumber Grading website or .

For more information, contact Matt Labrenz at mtlabrenz@alaska.edu or 907-474-7192.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.

This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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