biomass
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Hardwoods and Renewable Energy Drive Community Anticipation for Rural Communities Partnership Initiative
In Raymond, Wash., a lumber mill owned by the Port of Willapa Harbor sits abandoned. Piles of alder seem stuck in time after being cut and dried, but never quite making it to shipment to become the products they were… Continue reading
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How does woody biomass become biofuel?
Sure, it’s possible to create ecologically sustainable biofuels from forest slash, small logs, branches, twigs, and other types of woody debris left after timber harvests and forest health treatments, such as thinning. The question is not just ‘how?’ but ‘where?’… Continue reading
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DNR weekend reading: Scientists urge fire detection by satellite, and other news
Here are links to articles about recent research, discoveries and other news about forests, climate, energy and other science topics gathered by DNR for your weekend reading: University of California, Berkeley: Time Is Ripe for Fire Detection Satellite, Say Scientists… Continue reading
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DNR weekend reading: Why injured trees don’t ‘bleed’ to death; stressed out salmon; and other stories
Here are links to articles about recent research, discoveries and other news about forests, climate, energy and other science topics gathered by DNR for your weekend reading: Virginia Tech University: Why don’t trees ‘bleed’ to death when they get injured?… Continue reading
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DNR weekend reading: Moderate amounts of slash favor Douglas-fir growth
Here are links to articles about natural resources, climate, energy and other topics published recently by universities, scientific journals, organizations, and other sources: US Forest Service–Pacific Northwest Research Station: Logging Debris Gives Newly Planted Douglas-Fir Forests a Leg-Up A new study… Continue reading
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DNR weekend reading: Native plants, diagonal trees make better biofuel
Here are links to reading selections about climate, wildlife, the environment and other science news published recently by science journals, universities, websites, and other sources: Scientific American: Food versus Fuel: Native Plants Make Better Ethanol New research indicates that native grasses… Continue reading
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Washington Forest Biomass Supply Assessment finds room to grow commercial forest biomass industry
Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark speaks about biomass tonight (March 14) at 7 pm & 10 pm on TVW’s The Impact Announced at a news conference in Olympia yesterday, the Washington Forest Biomass Supply Assessment is now online. The… Continue reading
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First biomass sale from state trust lands
At auction today, DNR sold the first biomass offering from state trust lands. The sale is 8,700 tons of material from slash piles that were the result of several past timber harvests on trust lands on the Olympic Peninsula. The… Continue reading
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DNR’s Forest Biomass Initiative part of project that brought 34 jobs to rural Springdale
This summer’s reopening of a long-closed lumber mill in the small town of Springdale, north of Spokane, is an early and visible success in DNR’s Forest Biomass Initiative. The reopening of the Springdale Lumber Mill has created 34 new jobs… Continue reading
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Commissioner Goldmark’s statement on $80 million biomass-to-jet fuel award to UW and WSU
In a statement released today, Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark said: “Congratulations to the University of Washington (UW) and Washington State University (WSU) for each receiving $40 million grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to foster a biofuels… Continue reading