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Item Open Access Forest restoration and biomass utilization for multiple benefits : a case study from Wallowa County, Oregon(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2012) Davis, Emily Jane; Christoffersen, Nils; Couch, Kyle; Moseley, CassandraForest restoration and biomass utilization on public lands can create improved stand conditions and opportunities for local economic benefit. In Wallowa County, local nonprofit organization Wallowa Resources and the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest have partnered to restore forest health and watershed conditions. With funding from the USDA Forest Service through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and the US Endowment, they tested whether mechanical treatment with biomass removal and utilization is costeffective in achieving desired stand improvement and local benefit, in comparison to hand thinning, piling, and burning. They piloted this approach in 2009–11 on a hazardous fuels reduction project called the Reservoir Biomass project.Item Open Access Cost-effective hazardous fuels reduction and biomass utilization : a case study from Wallowa County, Oregon(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2012) Davis, Emily Jane; Christoffersen, Nils; Couch, Kyle; Moseley, CassandraUtilizing woody biomass from hazardous fuels reduction projects may make forest restoration more cost effective while creating local economic benefits. However, there is a lack of evidence about how projects can be designed for these outcomes. Wallowa Resources and the Wallowa- Whitman National Forest (WWNF) partnered to test if mechanical treatment with biomass utilization was cost effective in comparison to hand thinning, piling, and burning using a hazardous fuels reduction project called Reservoir Biomass. We studied the benefits and challenges of this approach.