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BIOMASS, BIOENERGY, AND BIOCHAR PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION

[Last update: 11/06/2011]

In the western US concerns over wildfire and forest health make forest harvest operations a critical component of healthy ecosystems and a method for green energy production. The Rocky Mountain Research Station in collaboration with universitys, industry, and other public and private landowners, are developing methods for economically and ecologically sound biomass harvesting and application of biochar to forest sites.

Documents

• Angima S.D. and T. A. Terry. 2011. Best Management Practices for Maintaining Soil Productivity in the Douglas-fir Region. Oregon State University Extension Service. 44 p.
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• Coleman, Mark; Page-Dumroese, Deborah; Archuleta, Jim; Badger, Phil; Chung, Woodum; Venn, Tyron; Loeffler, Dan; Jones, Greg; McElligott, Kristin. 2010. Can portable pyrolysis units make biomass utilization affordable while using bio-char to enhance soil productivity and sequester carbon? (available at http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37322. In: Jain, Theresa B.; Graham, Russell T.; Sandquist, Jonathan. Integrated management of carbon sequestration and biomass utilization opportunities in a changing climate: Proceedings of the 2009 National Silviculture Workshop; 2009 June 15–18; Boise, ID. Proceedings RMRS-P-61. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 159–168.
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• Dumroese, R. Kasten; Heiskanen, Juha; Englund, Karl; Tervahauta, Arja 2011. Pelleted biochar: chemical and physical properties show potential use as a substrate in container nurseries. Biomass & Bioenergy. 35: 2018–2027.
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• Johnson L.R., D. Page-Dumroese, and H.-S. Han. 2007. Effects of Machine Traffic on the Physical Properties of Ash-Cap Soils. In: Page-Dumroese, Deborah; Miller, Richard; Mital, Jim; McDaniel, Paul; Miller, Dan, tech. eds. 2007. Volcanic-Ash-Derived Forest Soils of the Inland Northwest: Properties and Implications for Management and Restoration. 9–10 November 2005; Coeur d’’Alene, ID. Proceedings RMRS-P-44; Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 69–82.
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• Kimsey, Mark Jr., Deborah Page-Dumroese and Mark Coleman. 2011. Assessing Bioenergy Harvest Risks: Geospatially Explicit Tools for Maintaining Soil Productivity in Western US Forests. Forests. 2: 797–813. doi:10.3390/f2030797
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• McElligott, Kristin, Deborah Page-Dumroese and Mark Coleman. 2011. Bioenergy Production Systems and Biochar Application in Forests: Potential for Renewable Energy, Soil Enhancement, and Carbon Sequestration. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Research Note. October 2011. RMRS-RN-46.
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• Page-Dumroese, Deborah. S. Is Woody Residue Part of Your Plan for Sustainable Forestry? Northwest Woodlands, Summer 2010. (article also available at http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/35753)
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• Page-Dumroese, Deborah S.; Jurgensen, Martin; Terry, Thomas. 2010. Maintaining soil productivity during forest or biomass-to-energy thinning harvests in the western United States. Western Journal of Applied Forestry. 25(1): 5–11.
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• Pye J.M., H.M. Rauscher, Y. Sands, D.C. Lee, and J. S. Beatty, Technical Eds. Advances in Threat Assessment and Their Application to Forest and Rangeland Management, Volume 1. GTR-PNW-802. September 2010.
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