Woody Biomass Utilization Polices, Guidelines, and Publications

US Forest Service Woody Biomass Utilization

	Polices, Guidelines, and Publications Select the subheadings below to expand or contract the lists of documents and links, or you may Contract All or Expand All. Policies The Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 Energy Policy Act of 2005 (PDF, 3.1 MB) National Fire Plan President's Healthy Forests Initiative Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-148) (PDF, 106 KB) Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 (PDF, 32 KB) Farm Bill American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 Government Accounting Office (GAO) Reports Natural Resources: Federal Agencies Are Engaged in Various Efforts to Promote the Utilization of Woody Biomass, but Significant Obstacles to Its Use Remain, May 2005 (PDF, 2.2 MB) Natural Resources: Woody Biomass Users' Experiences Offer Insights for Government Efforts Aimed at Promoting Its Use, March 2006 (PDF, 1.2 MB) Wood Utilization: Federal Research and Product Development Activities, Support, and Technology Transfer, June 2006 (PDF, 2.8 MB) What is Woody Biomass Utilization? Memorandum of Understanding on Policy Principles for Woody Biomass Utilization for Restoration and Fuel Treatments in Forests, Woodlands, and Rangelands (PDF, 184 KB) About Us USDA Forest Service Inter-Deputy Team Charter, Woody Biomass Utilization Team (PDF, 45 KB) National Strategy Woody Biomass Utilization Desk Guide, September 2007 (PDF, 1.7 MB) Fuel Treatment Evaluator (PDF, 672 KB) Supply A Strategic Assessment of Forest Biomass and Fuel Reduction Treatments in Western States, March 2005 (PDF, 309 KB) A Strategic Assessment of Forest Biomass and Fuel Reduction Treatments in Western States, April, 2003 (PDF, 2.3 MB) Biomass as Feedstock for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry: The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply (PDF, 5.5 MB) Eastern Hardwood Forest Region Woody Biomass Energy Opportunity, October 2007 (PDF, 1.5 MB) Estimating Woody Biomass Supply From Thinning Treatments to Reduce Fire Hazard in the U.S. West (PDF, 655 KB) Western Governor’s Association: Biomass Task Force Report Partnerships Partnership Guide Science and Technology Biomass Utilization Modeling on the Bitterroot National Forest (PDF, 0.8 MB) Forest Residues Bundling Project Looking at Emissions and Economics of Biomass Use. In: Bitterroot Ecosystem Management Research Project EcoReport, 2007. pg. 9-10. (PDF, 1.2 MB) Primer on Wood Biomass for Energy, January 2008 - A paper by the U.S. Forest Service State & Private Forestry Technology Marketing Unit explaining and describing the concepts of wood energy on a residential, commercial, and industrial scale in the United States so that the Forest Service can help meet the demands of communities involved in the forest-products industry. Understory Biomass Reduction Methods and Equipment Catalog Marketing A Study of How to Decrease the Costs of Collecting, Processing and Transporting Slash (PDF, 1.3 MB) Management Strategies for Utilizing Hardwood Sawdust as Poultry Bedding (PDF, 245 KB) Residue Trucking Model for Forest Residue Transport Costs (PDF, 1.5 MB) Opportunities for Using Thinnings from Forest Fuel-Reduction Activities (PDF, 2.7 MB) Tools Woody Biomass Utilization Desk Guide, September 2007 (PDF, 1.7 MB) Woody Biomass Utilization Scorecard - Is it a viable opportunity? Hazardous Fuels Treatment (PDF, 18 KB) - This flowchart developed by the Partnership Resource Center will help you determine the appropriate authority or instrument to accomplish your hazardous fuel or woody biomass project. Understory Biomass Reduction Methods and Equipment Catalog Additional Publications Uses for Small-Diameter Trees (PDF, 427 KB) - from Forest Products Journal, September 2001, Vol. 51, No. 9. Forest Products Laboratory Technology Marketing Unit (TMU) Recommended Publications Review of Biomass Fuels and Technologies (PDF, 179 KB) - Yakima County Public Works Solid Waste Division, November 2003. Wood Fueled Boiler Financial Feasibility User's Manual - Department of Forest Ecology and Management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Encyclopedia of Southern Bioenergy
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