Burn Baby Burn, or NOT Energy Efficiency & Sustainability National Tribal Forum on Air Quality May 21, 2015 Susan Flensburg, BBNA Tina Tinker, Aleknagik.

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Burn Baby Burn, or NOT Energy Efficiency & Sustainability National Tribal Forum on Air Quality May 21, 2015 Susan Flensburg, BBNA Tina Tinker, Aleknagik Traditional Council

Are We Doing it Right? Are our wood and oil stoves efficient?Are our wood and oil stoves efficient? Are we seasoning, storing and stacking our wood properly?Are we seasoning, storing and stacking our wood properly? Are we familiar with EPA certified stoves?Are we familiar with EPA certified stoves? What type and how much firewood are we burning?What type and how much firewood are we burning? How far are we travelling to get firewood?How far are we travelling to get firewood? Project Location

Home Heating & Wood Harvest Survey Project Purpose: Collect information on home heating systems and practices with a focus on woodstoves, steam bath, and smoke housesPurpose: Collect information on home heating systems and practices with a focus on woodstoves, steam bath, and smoke houses Collaboration between:Collaboration between: –Bristol Bay Native Association (Tribal Environmental, Energy and Forestry Programs) –Aleknagik Traditional Council –Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium –Environmental Protection Agency

Project Steps Survey Questionnaire - drafted by project team & pre-testedSurvey Questionnaire - drafted by project team & pre-tested Quality Assurance Project Plan - ensure data collected is valid and can be relied upon for its intended purposeQuality Assurance Project Plan - ensure data collected is valid and can be relied upon for its intended purpose Survey Implementation – completed 400 plus surveys with households (May-Oct 2012)Survey Implementation – completed 400 plus surveys with households (May-Oct 2012) Input Data – survey responses entered into excel spreadsheet (May-Oct 2012)Input Data – survey responses entered into excel spreadsheet (May-Oct 2012) Analyze Data – in progressAnalyze Data – in progress Report – will include summary of findings & recommendationsReport – will include summary of findings & recommendations Outreach – community workshops, presentationsOutreach – community workshops, presentations

Wood Stoves We Encountered Vigilant Stove-Vermont Castings Blaze KingPrincess Blaze King Country Earth StoveNapoleon Wood Stove US Certified EPA Wood Stove

Wood Stoves (home made) -Secondary chamber -Energy efficient but does not have catalytic converter -Made from repurposed materials

Other Stove’s We Encountered This stove was the first that had a housing for the tea kettle. This one is a coal, oil, and wood stove.

Oil Stoves We Encountered Burnham Slate Fins Furnace Weil-McLain's System 2000 Furnace

Survey Results

Age of Homes

Size of Homes

Primary & Secondary Heating Sources

Age of Primary & Secondary Heating Systems

Are You Familiar with EPA Certified Wood Stoves?

Heating Sources for Home

How Far Do They Travel to Get Wood?

How Long Do You Season Your Wood?

How Much Wood Have You Burned in the Past Year? Cords947 Average5.5 Median4 Mode3 Pounds0 Don't Know/Not Sure0 Total Responses171

Heating Sources for Steam Bath

Heating Sources for Smoke House

Fact Sheets Distributed

Some of the Questions, Concerns, Comments from Respondents What is an EPA certified stove?What is an EPA certified stove? When are we going to run out of wood?When are we going to run out of wood? A lot of spruce bark beetle kill – more of this should be harvestedA lot of spruce bark beetle kill – more of this should be harvested This is a good survey, especially when we receive information (fact sheets) too!This is a good survey, especially when we receive information (fact sheets) too!

Survey Results will be used to: Assess the possibility of a wood stove change out programAssess the possibility of a wood stove change out program Tailor follow-up education and outreach programsTailor follow-up education and outreach programs Assist with research needed to determine sutainable harvest levelsAssist with research needed to determine sutainable harvest levels

Questions? For more information about the project, contact: Susan Flensburg, BBNA Environmental Program P/ Tina Tinker, Aleknagik Environmental Program P/