Success Stories

The success of this strategy will be measured by the outcomes on forested lands and by the effectiveness of the working relationships we develop with our partners. In addition, accountability measures for this strategy are included in the Forest Service Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2007-2012. Similar accountability measures can be found in the National Fire Plan 10-Year Strategy Implementation Plan, the Healthy Forests Restoration Act, the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and the President’s Advanced Energy Initiative.

Colorado

• Forest Service Purchased Forest Biomass-based RECs – Aquila, Colorado
• Beyond Firewood and Fenceposts: Exploring and Expanding the Commercial Potential of Colorado’s Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands (PDF, 423 KB) – Colorado

Idaho

• Portable Sawmill Study (PDF, 513 KB) - Boise National Forest, Idaho
• Fodge Pulp, Inc., Wood Recycling - Bonners Ferry, Idaho
• Habitat Improvement Structures (PDF, 254 KB) - Cascade, Idaho

Montana

• Fuels for Schools (PDF, 1.1 MB) - Darby and Victor, Montana
• 2002 Olympics Kiosk (PDF, 210 KB) - Darby, Montana
• Darby's Community Library (PDF, 403 KB) - Darby, Montana
• Eureka Pellet Mill (PDF, 254 KB) - Eureka, Montana
• Pyramid Mountain Lumber Company (PDF, 309 KB) - Seeley Lake, Montana
• Restoring Tribal Forests (PDF, 279 KB) - Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana
• Chapel Cedar (PDF, 227 KB) - Troy, Montana

Nebraska

• Chadron Bio-energy Field Trip (PDF, 518 KB) - Chadron, Nebraska

New Mexico

• Carson National Forest, Collaborative Stewardship – New Mexico

Nevada

• Biomass Utilization (PDF, 287 KB) - Ely, Nevada

North Dakota

• Biomass Utilization Study (PDF, 343 KB) - North Dakota

Utah

• Portable Logging Mill (PDF, 244 KB) - Utah

All United States

• Woody Biomass Removal Case Studies, Lessons Learned and Strategies for Success
  Managers across the country on public, tribal, conservation, and private lands have utilized a wide variety of strategies for removing biomass. Initiated by the Joint Fire Sciences Program, the Forest Guild and the University of Minnesota collected and analyzed over 40 woody biomass removal case studies, and are presenting them on the Internet, so managers, land- owners, business entrepreneurs, communities, and industry partners can easily access information to help them remove and utilize woody biomass from forests in an efficient and ecologically responsible manner.
• Small-Diameter Success Stories (PDF, 0.9 MB)
• Small-Diameter Success Stories II (PDF, 2.1 MB)

Interagency

• Healthy Forests and Rangelands > Woody Biomass Utilization > Success Stories