Woody Biomass Utilization
This is a resource for entities interested in woody biomass utilization and to facilitate the work of the interagency Federal Woody Biomass Utilization Working Group (WBUG), a working group of technical specialists representing federal agencies whose missions relate to the goal of encouraging the use of woody biomass. Read the Woody Biomass Utilization and WBUG Overview…
Woody Biomass Utilization Topics
Partners
Tools and Resources
- Woody Biomass Utilization Desk Guide, September 2007 (PDF, 1.7 MB) - The purpose of the desk guide is to:
- Provide a quick reference guide and suggestions to local land managers regarding locating and collaborating with biomass stakeholders;
- Assess the viability of offsetting the costs of accomplishing hazardous fuels and ecosystem restoration treatments by utilizing marketable small-diameter trees and other biomass;
- Provide suggestions regarding how to use current National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) planning tools to start up quickly and then maintain a biomass-utilization program;
- Provide suggestions regarding how to use cost-effective sale preparation techniques and cost-effective timber sale/stewardship/service contract preparation techniques to provide increased supplies of biomass.
- Woody Biomass Feedstock Yard Business Development Guide, A resource and business guide to developing a woody biomass collection yard (PDF, 4.8 MB)
- Hazardous Fuels Treatment (PDF, 18 KB) - This flowchart developed by the Partnership Resource Center will help you determine the appropriate authority or instrument to accomplish your hazardous fuel or woody biomass project.
- The Hidden Treasure, Forests and Woody Biomass - NACD Comic Book showing the riches of woody biomass.
