Impacts of the Woody Biomass Utilization Grant program in eastern Oregon
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Date
2014
Authors
Davis, Emily Jane
Moseley, Cassandra
Lucas, Anne Mottek
Kim, Yeon-Su
Nielsen-Pincus, Max
Bilek, Edward M.
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Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon
Abstract
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 capacity to harvest and utilize biomass. Businesses face
challenges such as limited access to capital and markets, technical assistance, and inconsistent material
supply. From 2005–2010, the USDA Forest Service’s Woody Biomass Utilization Grant program provided
resources to address these barriers. We evaluated the impacts of this program on business capacity in
eastern Oregon.
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2 pages