Cost-effective hazardous fuels reduction and biomass utilization : a case study from Wallowa County, Oregon
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Date
2012
Authors
Davis, Emily Jane
Christoffersen, Nils
Couch, Kyle
Moseley, Cassandra
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Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon
Abstract
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 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.
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2 pages
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Wallowa Resources