Linking Federal Forest Restoration with Wood Utilization: Modeling Biomass Prices and Analyzing Forest Restoration Costs in the Northern Sierra Nevada

Over half of California’s forestland is managed by the US Forest Service, and the agency has identified a need to scale up forest restoration treatments in the state to one million acres per year by 2025. However, the high costs of mechanical fuel reduction and lack of markets for biomass pose signi...

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Main Authors: Camille Swezy, John Bailey, Woodam Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/9/2696