{"id":6124,"date":"2022-08-24T16:14:15","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T21:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iowawatercenter.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=6124"},"modified":"2022-08-24T16:14:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T21:14:15","slug":"iowa-learning-farms-webinar-species-selection-for-bioreactor-woodchip-media-affects-denitrification-performance","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.iowawatercenter.org\/event\/iowa-learning-farms-webinar-species-selection-for-bioreactor-woodchip-media-affects-denitrification-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Species Selection for Bioreactor Woodchip Media Affects Denitrification Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"
Aug. 31 presentation features Iowa State University assistant professor and extension forestry specialist, Billy Beck discussing woodchip selection for bioreactors<\/b><\/p>\n
Ames, Iowa<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 The\u00a0Iowa Learning Farms<\/a>\u00a0(ILF)\u00a0conservation webinar taking place Aug. 31 at noon CDT will feature\u00a0Billy Beck,\u00a0assistant professor and extension forestry specialist at Iowa State University<\/a>. Beck\u2019s research and extension activities focus on utilizing tree and forest resources to address water quality and quantity issues in the agricultural Midwest.<\/p>\n Iowa Learning Farms is an Iowa State University Extension and Outreach conservation and water quality education program.<\/p>\n In the webinar, \u201cWoodchips and Water Quality: Can Select Tree Species Enhance Performance of Denitrifying Woodchip Bioreactors?,\u201d Beck will present the results from a study that investigated the impact of select woodchip species in lab-scale denitrifying bioreactors. He will also discuss current practices whereby bioreactors often utilize woodchip media of unknown species composition that frequently leads to poor and unpredictable nitrate removal performance. Drawing on the study results, Beck will highlight how utilization of select species may promote sustainable forest management statewide by encouraging on-farm or local production of species needed to deliver the best denitrification performance of bioreactors.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery species of tree has a unique combination of \u2018extractives\u2019 such as tannins, oils and resins, and we are learning that woodchips from some perform better than others for nitrate removal in bioreactors,\u201d said Beck. \u201cUtilization of bioreactor media, grown on-farm through sustainable forestry practices, may enhance water quality AND add value to the overall agricultural enterprise through leveraging the largely untapped potential of trees, forests and forestry on farms.\u201d<\/p>\n Participants in Iowa Learning Farms Conservation Webinars are encouraged to ask questions of the presenters. People from all backgrounds and areas of interest are encouraged to join.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Webinar Access Instructions<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n To participate in the live webinar, shortly before noon CDT Aug. 31:<\/p>\n Click this URL, or type this web address into your internet browser:\u00a0https:\/\/iastate.zoom.us\/j\/364284172<\/a><\/p>\n