Woody Biomass Removal

Examples of good biomass harvesting

• Arkansas Mountain Stewardship Project, CO – The BLM and a local coalfired power plant worked together to facilitate the use of woody biomass in the power plant.
  
• Habitat Restoration in Jack Pine, The Nature Conservancy, MN - The Nature Conservancy used biomass
  removal to achieve habitat restoration objectives. 
• Harvesting for Community Wood Energy, Lincoln, VT - Vermont Family Forests helped create this collaborative Fuels for Schools project. 
• Penny Stew Stewardship Contract, Lomakatsi Restoration Project, OR - The Lomakatsi Restoration Project used this project as an opportunity to move from conflict over forest management to collaboration and sold a wide variety of products to established and new markets.
  
• Biomass Removal for Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Habitat, Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge, GA - A Wildlife Refuge removed biomass to improve habitat and used sawtimber to help carry the sale. Prescribed fire was integral to the project goals.
  
• Crummies Creek Tree Farm, WV - The landowner took advantage of a market for biomass in order to accomplish his goal of improving the quality, vigor, and commercial desirability of the remaining trees.