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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2012)Utilizing 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 ...
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(University of Oregon, 2011-06)Electricity generated from woody biomass material is generally considered renewable energy and has been considered carbon neutral. However, recent criticism from scientists argues that the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2009)Woody Biomass Uses – focused on utilization of residuals from hazardous fuels reduction, forest restoration, commercial timber harvest, forest products manufacturing, and plantation management.
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2012)Forest 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 ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2011)Oregon’s Biomass Producer or Collector (BPC) Tax Credit encourages the production, collection, and transportation of biomass for biofuel production. It helps offset the transportation costs for biomass producers and ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2011)In recent years, federal and state governments across the United States have sought to foster the development of renewable energy using a variety of policies. One such program is Oregon’s Biomass Producer or Collector ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2013)Although Oregon’s active forest sector and extensive forests make wood a plentiful source of energy, the costs of handling and transporting woody biomass can be a significant obstacle to increased use of this energy source. ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2014)Utilizing woody biomass from public lands may help reduce agency costs, enhance community wildfire protection, and create employment and economic activity. Yet communities adjacent to public land often lack the business ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2014)From 2005–10, the USDA Forest Service’s Woody Biomass Utilization Grant program provided grants for equipment acquisition and technical assistance to rural businesses and other entities. These grants were intended to ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2016)Oregon’s State Wood Energy Team (SWET) is a state-level network supported by the United States Forest Service and led by Oregon Department of Forestry. The purpose of the SWET is to bring together experts in biomass energy ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2011)Severe wildland fire has become one of the most significant resource management challenges that the USDA Forest Service faces. National policy has focused on reducing uncharacteristic fuel loads and wildfire risk. However, ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2009)As woody biomass utilization is developed, it is important to examine social issues in addition to technical and economic ones. This paper reviews existing literature addressing the social issues of woody biomass utilization, ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2009)In this paper, we review the literature to shed light on the social dynamics associated with the utilization of woody biomass generated from forests managed for timber products and other social and ecological values. Our ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2014)Wood is one of the most abundant and versatile renewable energy sources in the United States. Heat and electricity can be generated from low-value woody material such as small trees, tree limbs, brush, and wood waste at ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2012)Public and private forest managers, renewable energy advocates, and community leaders across the United States are increasingly in- terested in woody biomass for its potential to increase energy independence, mitigate ...
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