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Burgeoning biomass: Creating efficient and sustainable forest biomass supply chains in the Rockies

From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:

Woody biomass could be used to generate energy in the western U.S. if the utilization process is both economically feasible and ecologically sustainable. The purpose of the RMRS-led Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) is to develop technologies, approaches, and new science that will help to make this possible.

Read Part 1 here.

Read Part 2 here.

Posted by:
Gloria Edwards
Published on:
April 9, 2020

Categories: Publication, Research Brief/SynthesisTags: biomass, Forest Management, forests, fuel loading, fuels, fuels management and effectiveness, fuels removal, fuels treatments, landscape restoration and resilience, Rocky Mountain Research Station, USFS, wildfire, wildfire risk mitigation, woody biomass

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