Citizens for Clean Air has scheduled an event in Grand Junction to inform participants about the benefits of biochar to the soil and environment.

The biochar garden open house is set for 9 to 11 a.m. July 28 at the Colorado State University Western Colorado Research Center at 3170 B 1/2 Road.

Volunteers will be available to answer questions about biochar. The first 10 people to arrive will receive a biochar and compost sample to use in their own gardens.

Biochar is a carbon-rich material made through the low oxygen and high temperature conversion of wood, nutshells, hulls or manure. Potential benefits from biochar could include improved yields and water and nutrient efficiency.

For more information, visit www.citizensforcleanair.org.