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Cornell Cooperative Extension

Rensselaer County

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Learn about buying, storing and safely burning firewood.

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Heating with Wood

When comparing heating fuels, wood has a lot of advantages. Learn about choosing, storing and safely burning firewood on our "Heating with Wood" pages.

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"Firewood Stacked Up to Dry Showing Annual Rings"

Buying Firewood

It's a good idea to buy your wood at least one whole season ahead. Get tips on what to look for, how firewood is sold, and more useful information here.

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Reopening Safety Plan

Cornell Cooperative Extention of Rensselaer's required Reopening Safety Plan outlines how our workplace will prevent the spread of COVID-19 as we reopen our facility.

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Agroforestry

Learn how to better utilize the natural resources in your local forests and community with our agroforestry page

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Last updated July 17, 2020

Energy

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Don't Move Firewood!

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Firewood Transport Rules were revised August 2012 to improve regulatory compliance and enforcement. The existence of this regulation helps prevent firewood infested with invasive insects such as emerald ash borer and Asian longhorned beetle from being transported throughout the state, destroying trees from one place to another.

Events

    Harvest Connection BTHB
  • Back To Home Basics Winter Series, Harvest Connection = Farm Connection
    Today
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Farm Financial Management Tuesdays Online Farm Business Education
    Today
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Board of Directors Meeting
    Tomorrow
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Lunch In The Garden, The Basics of Seed Starting Indoors:Annuals and Vegetables
    Tomorrow
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Pesticide Re-certification Credits for NYSDEC Categories 3a, 3b, 10 and 25 via Zoom
    Monday, February 1
    9:00 AM - 12:15 PM

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Cornell Cooperative Extension
Rensselaer County

CCE Rensselaer
61 State Street
Troy, New York 12180
TEL: (518) 272-4210
rensselaer@cornell.edu

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