State Woody Biomass Utilization Assessments and Strategies

Many states have developed detailed assessment of woody biomass availability to inform policy and investment. Please see the following links to reports that are currently available for each state.

Alabama

• Alabama Forestry Commission: Biomass for Energy Production

Alaska

• No comprehensive state biomass assessment, but regional assessments are available at Coordinated Resource Offering Protocol (CROP).

Arizona

• Statewide Strategy for Restoring Arizona’s Forests (PDF, 13.6 MB)
• Analysis of Small Diameter Wood Supply in Northern Arizona (PDF, 5.8 MB)
  

California

• Biomass Resource Assessment in California (PDF, 4.9 MB)
  

Colorado

• Colorado Wood Utilization and Marketing Program: Woody Biomass Utilization (web site under construction as of May 2009)

Florida

• Economic Impact Analysis of Woody Biomass Utilization for Bioenergy in Florida

Georgia

• Forest Biomass as a Feedstock for Energy Production (PDF, 1.2 MB) - Georgia Foresty Commission presentation.

Hawaii

• Biomass and Bioenergy Resource Assessment State of Hawaii (PDF, 1.8 MB)

Indiana

• Forest Products Supply Chain - Availability of Woody Biomass in Indiana for Bioenergy Production (PDF, 0.3 MB)

Iowa

• The Use of Woody Biomass for Distributed Energy Generation in Iowa (PDF, 0.4 MB)

Maine

• Maine Forest Service Assessment of Sustainable Biomass Availability (PDF, 0.2 MB)

Massachusetts

• Energy from Forest Biomass: Potential Economic Impacts in Massachusetts (PDF, 0.4 MB)
• Massachusetts Sustainable Forest Bioenergy Initiative

Michigan

• Clean Energy from Wood Residues in Michigan (PDF, 0.7 MB)
• Energy Crops and Their Potential Development in Michigan (PDF, 1.6 MB)

Minnesota

• BBI International Renewable Energy Solutions: Biomass Utilization Study for Aitkin County, MN (PDF, 5.4 MB)
• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: Biomass Program

Missouri

No comprehensive biomass supply assessment, but harvesting guidelines are available:

• Missouri Woody Biomass Harvesting Best Management Practices Manual, Missouri Department of Conservation (PDF, 1.1 MB)

Montana

• An Assessment of Forest-based Woody Biomass Supply and Use in Montana (PDF, 0.2 MB)
• Developing a Business Case for Sustainable Biomass Generation: A Regional MOdel for Western Montana (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Nebraska

• Nebraska Forest Service Wood Waste Supply and Utilization Assessment (PDF, 9.6 MB)

New Jersey

• Assessment of Bioenergy Potential in New Jersey (PDF, 6.5 MB)

New York

No comprehensive biomass assessment at this time. For additional information regarding the assessment in progress, contact Sloan Crawford, Forest Utilization Specialist, (513) 402-9415.

• Forest Products Utilization and Marketing

North Dakota

• Identifying Resources and Options to Mitigate the Risk of Wildland Fires in North Dakota (PDF, 1.4 MB)

Oregon

• Oregon.gov: Biomass Energy Home Page
  • Biomass Energy
  • Forest Health and Biomass Energy
• Biomass Energy and Biofuels from Oregon’s Forests (PDF, 15.4 MB)
• Biomass Resource Assessment for Three Counties in Eastern Oregon (PDF, 3.8 MB)
• Assessment of Timber Availability from Forest Restoration Within The Blue Mountains of Oregon (PDF, 2.3 MB)

South Carolina

• Biomass Energy Potential in South Carolina: A Conspectus of Relevant Information (PDF, 0.4 MB)

South Dakota

No comprehensive biomass assessment is available, however see:

• South Dakota Dept. of Agriculture, Resource Conservation and Forestry Forest Inventory Analysis Data

Tennessee

No comprehensive biomass assessment is available.

Texas

• Estimation of Woody Biomass Availability for Energy in Texas (PDF, 1.9 MB)
• Biomass from Logging Residues and Mill Residues in East Texas, in 2005 (PDF, 0.5 MB)
• Texas Statewide Assessment of Forest Resources (PDF, 17.0 MB)

Utah

• Utah Coordinated Resource Offering Protocol

Vermont

• Vermont Wood Fuel Supply Study
• Vermont Residential Fuelwood Assessment 1997-1998 (PDF, 0.1 MB)

Washington

• Biomass Inventory and Biomass Assessment (PDF, 2.8 MB)
• Washington State Biomass Inventory by Category
• Wood to Energy in Washington: Imperatives, Opportunities, and Obstacles to Progress

West Virginia

No comprehensive biomass supply assessment is available, however visit:

• A Website Devoted to Woody Biomass in West Virginia

Wisconsin

• Bioenergy in Wisconsin: The Potential Supply of Forest Biomass and its Relationship to Biodiversity (PDF, 0.6 MB)

Wyoming

• Wyoming Biomass Inventory: Animal Waste, Crop Residue, Wood Residue, and Municipal Solid Waste (PDF, 2.2 MB)

Regional Supply Assessments

North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia

• Forest Biomass Supply in the Southeastern United States - Implications for Industrial Roundwood and Bioenergy Production

All Southern States

• Interface South: Wood to Energy
• Southern Bioenergy Roadmap (PDF, 15.3 MB)
• Where is Woody Biomass Supply Sustainable? (PDF, 0.6 MB)

Western States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming

• Woody Biomass Supply from Thinnings to Reduce Fire Hazard in the Western U.S. and its Potential Impact on Regional Wood Markets (PDF, 0.3 MB)