http://ucanr.org/sites/forestry/index4.cfm?blogrss=28779&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Woody Biomass Blog en-us UC ANR http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/ Wed, 22 May 2013 21:26:22 PST Wed, 22 May 2013 21:26:22 PST UC ANR ]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 16:48:40 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=10423&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pwt@berkeley.edu(Peter Tittmann) http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=10423 ]]> Sun, 03 Mar 2013 14:32:33 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=9409&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pwt@berkeley.edu(Peter Tittmann) http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=9409 ]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:57:01 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=9350&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pwt@berkeley.edu(Peter Tittmann) http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=9350 ]]> Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:23:13 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=9332&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pwt@berkeley.edu(Peter Tittmann) http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=9332 ]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:54:33 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=9275&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pwt@berkeley.edu(Peter Tittmann) http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=9275 ]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:34:38 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=9030&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pwt@berkeley.edu(Peter Tittmann) http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=9030 Dr. Peter Tittmann joins the Woody Biomass Utilization group at UC Berkeley. Peter is replacing Gareth Mayhead, who left the group this past fall to return to new opportunities in his homeland of Wales. Peter developed expertise in forest, woody biomass, and bioenergy issues in both his dissertation and Post-graduate research at the University of California Davis where he received a doctorate from the Geography Graduate Group in June of 2011. Peter’s primary research interest is in the......
]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:34:47 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=8950&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pwt@berkeley.edu(Peter Tittmann) http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=8950 Gareth Mayhead, former Academic Coordinator of Woody Biomass and Forest Products at UC Berkeley’s Richmond Field Station has moved back across the pond to be the Commercialization Manager at Bangor University in North Wales, UK. Here at Berkeley, Gareth helped develop a woody biomass infrastructure and market in California by providing technical expertise to communities and businesses.In six short years he developed a strong network of collaborators and excelled at spreading......
]]> Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:12:55 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=8199&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed jshelly@berkeley.edu(John Shelly) http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=8199 Wildfire risk reaches its annual peak as we pass through the heat of our summer and fall months. Fire prevention and suppression are expected to cost California nearly $1 billion this year. These catastrophic wildfires are often fueled by woody biomass—dead and dying trees and forest debris. One solution to manage the wildfire threat is to manage the wildfire fuel. Gathering and disposing of material is a costly, but often desirable, procedure. In a natural setting forest fires are a......
]]> Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:42:42 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7937&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7937 The U.S. Forest Service announced on July 26th the funding of $4 million in grants to be used for wood-to-energy projects. These grants will go towards helping 20 businesses create jobs and local revenue. This $4 million in grants is part of more than $36 million awarded by USDA FS since 2005 in support of developing uses for woody biomass. The woody biomass that so often in the western U.S. becomes wildfire fuel if left unmanaged. Three California organizations were successful in receiving......
]]> Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:11:43 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=8039&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=8039 Will tanoak die out – is it worth saving? Tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus) is a California native hardwood tree common in the forest of Northern California and susceptible to Sudden Oak Death (SOD). Since tanoak is not a commercial tree should we just let it die? Tanoak has stumped manufacturers and researches alike trying to find a place for it in the market. It has many first-rate material properties but it has a reputation of being very difficult to dry without creating serious......
]]> Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:46:40 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7919&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7919 Last week I traveled to Buena Vista—a small town about an hour southeast of Sacramento—to visit Buena Vista Biomass Power. This plant is an older lignite power plant that has recently been re-powered to combust biomass fuel. The plant is designed with a net output of 18.5 megawatts (MW) and is currently producing around 15 MW. The plant’s fuel supply manager John Romena is confident that the plant will be at full capacity this summer. The facility utilizes a bubbling......
]]> Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:37:38 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7885&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7885 Last week I was in Flagstaff, Arizona, for the Smallwood 2012 conference. I was on the planning committee and it was great to see over 200 people in attendance. The conference started with some good introductory presentations looking at the background to the Southwest forest products industry (Todd Morgan, University of Montana) and to broader federal policy issues (Butch Blazer, USDA). The conference then split into two tracks and covered topics ranging from collaboration, ecosystem......
]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 09:33:36 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7448&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7448 The Smallwood Conference, with a theme of Forest Restoration for a New Economy, is at the start of May and has a great agenda lined up.  The agenda topics for the Flagstaff AZ conference include:•    Policies and incentives•    Collaboration (including CFLR projects)•    Harvesting•    Pre-treatment of biomass in the woods•    Wood products•    Thermochemical processes including pyrolysis, torrefaction, co-firing, electricity, biorefining•    Business practices•    Marketing•    Environmental......
]]> Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:02:16 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7202&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7202 ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:38:01 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=6597&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=6597 Last week I was fortunate enough to attend two excellent meetings that focused on different aspects of forest products and biomass utilization.  The first was the Restoring the West Conference held at the Utah State University Campus in Logan.  The conference was sub-titled “sustaining forests, woodlands and communities through biomass use” and covered a wide range of topics ranging from forest and range management to marketing and biomass utilization technologies.  The focus was very much on......
]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:36:31 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=6087&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=6087 Potential changes to Feed-in Tariffs (Public Utilities Code: 399.20)Feed-in tariffs in California allow a small renewable electricity generator (including those fueled by biomass) to sell electricity to a utility at predefined terms and conditions, without contract negotiations.  The current rules mean that there is no price incentive in the rate paid for electricity.  Price is linked to the Market Price Referent (MPR) which the CPUC determines by the long-term ownership, operating, and......
]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:39:29 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5626&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5626 SB489 – Modification of Net Energy Metering (NEM) This bill which would open up NEM tariffs to include renewables other than wind, solar, biogas, and fuel cell generation.  NEM allows a customer-generator to receive a financial credit for power generated by their onsite system and fed back to the utility.  The credit is used to offset the customer's electricity bill.  Up until now biomass to electricity facilities were not eligible for the tariffs.  According to KQED News “It won......
]]> Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:39:49 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5625&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5625 There are a number of changes either approved or proposed for some of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) renewable energy programs that may be beneficial for biomass to electricity projects.  This post will briefly look at the Renewable Auction Mechanism rules that have been adopted recently.  Follow-up posts will cover a proposal to modify Net Energy Metering and potential changes to Feed-in Tariffs.  Renewable Auction Mechanism (RAM)These rules adopted on August 18 2011 by the......
]]> Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:02:07 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5622&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5622 We are frequently asked if we have copies of previous woody biomass utilization feasibility studies available.  As a result we have added a number of feasibility studies and other reports to the grants pages of the Woody Biomass Website.  These were funded by the California Association of Resource Conservation & Development Councils (CARC&DC) between 2007 and 2010.  Funding came from the Forest Service State & Private Forestry.  The 12 reports cover a range of topics and are a great......
]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:32:52 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5204&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5204 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the successful projects that will receive almost $3m in funding from the 2011 Forest Service Woody Biomass Utilization Grant program.  This year the program objective was to fund advanced engineering studies for woody biomass to energy projects.  Nationally 17 projects were selected for funding, including 3 from California, from a total of 34 submitted.  The successful projects are listed below and locations are shown on the......
]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:19:35 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5184&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5184 We have added to the hardwood utilization section on the Woody Biomass Utilization website.  The new information is from previous projects undertaken at the University of California Forest Products Laboratory. California has a huge hardwood resource that is mostly underutilized.  For example, in the redwood growing regions tanoak is regarded as a "weed" despite the fact that it can be cut into beautiful and versatile lumber products. For an introduction to the issues check out the California......
]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:27:58 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5094&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5094 Last week I was with Tad Mason of TSS Consultants at the old sawmill site in North Fork, near to the geographic center of California.  We were investigating options for the processing of woody biomass from local forests on the site.  We were fortunate enough to meet with Marc Mandel of Crossroads Recycled Lumber which is a reclaimed lumber business located on part of the site.  The primary source of wood is building deconstruction projects in California and other locations across the US.  It......
]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:51:44 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5041&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5041 One of the more unusual uses for woody biomass is in bio-filtration.  In this example the wood chips are used to form a bed and malodorous air is fed through to remove the offensive smell.  Facilities that need this kind of filtration include sewage treatment plants and waste processing facilities.  There are a number of examples in California including the facility pictured that processes municipal solid waste.  How does it work?In the filter shown the material is 8 ft deep and arranged in 24......
]]> Mon, 16 May 2011 09:27:07 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=4862&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=4862 A couple of weeks ago the Forest Products Society Pacific Southwest Section toured the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland.  This stunning building, completed in 2008, is the headquarters for the Diocese of Oakland.  It replaced the Cathedral of St Francis de Sales that was damaged beyond repair in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. The $180m Cathedral is on a 2.5 acre site on the shore of Lake Merritt and was designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM).  It is a showcase for the use of......
]]> Mon, 09 May 2011 14:57:17 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=4828&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=4828 I attended the “Wildfire 2” (AKA Building on Science to Implement Landscape Level Treatments for Fire Resilience) conference in McClellan last week.  The conference, organized by UC Cooperative Extension and the Forest Service, was a follow-up to the Pre- and Post-Wildfire Forest Management Conference held in February 2010.  Wildfire 2 built on the foundations of knowledge presented at the first conference and aimed to look at some of the broader social sustainability impacts of collaboratively......
]]> Mon, 02 May 2011 16:15:25 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=4774&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=4774 The UC Woody Biomass Utilization Website has been redesigned and has a new more user friendly look and navigation.  Check it out at:  http://ucanr.org/WoodyBiomass.  The Woody Biomass Blog has also changed its appearance: http://ucanr.org/blogs/WoodyBiomass.  The new blog site is easier to search and use. The website was created in Sitebuilder 3.0 and allows greater integration of useful information and the use of outside sources such as Twitter.  What do you think about the new look?  Is it......
]]> Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:36:27 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=4570&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=4570 The Redwood Region Logging Conference was held from March 17-19 2011 at Redwood Acres Fairgrounds in Eureka.  The event was well attended despite the wet and cold weather. Forestry and construction equipment greets visitors to the 73rd annual RRLC Gareth Mayhead from the University of California Woody Biomass Utilization Group gave a class on Woody Biomass Utilization Opportunities on Friday morning.  We looked at the broad policy landscape, trends in California and grant opportunities......
]]> Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:19:19 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=4437&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=4437 ]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:50:29 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=4110&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Rebecca Snell http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=4110 ]]> Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:58:49 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=4079&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Rebecca Snell http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=4079 Registration is now closed for Thursday's (December 2nd) Woody Biomass to Energy workshop in Ukiah.  If you have registered for this workshop you will receive an e-mail with final details on Wednesday. See you on Thursday....
]]> Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:17:50 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3853&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3853 ]]> Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:27:34 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3781&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3781 ]]> Mon, 01 Nov 2010 08:57:08 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3710&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3710 Presentations from the 2 workshops held last week are now available online.  Over 20 people attended the 2 hour densified wood fuels session in Eureka on October 18.  Presentations are here: http://ucanr.org/EurekaOct2010.  We started with the basics of densified wood fuels (including pellets, fire logs and bricks) followed by a look at some real projects including Red Rooster Fuels; a local company that has been manufacturing pellets. A full day workshop, attended by over 60, was held on......
]]> Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:37:32 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3696&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3696 ]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:06:58 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3602&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Rebecca Snell http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3602 Background: This workshop is a follow-up to the Woody Biomass to Energy workshop held in Eureka in March 2010 (presentations from that workshop are online at http://ucanr.org/EurekaMar10_Energy). Details: The aim is to help the audience to understand the products in the densified wood fuels family and the opportunity for project development in Northern California.  Presentations will look at the manufacturing principles, suitable feedstocks, markets and challenges. Products discussed will......
]]> Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:41:34 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3530&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3530 ]]> Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:07:26 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3515&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Rebecca Snell http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3515 ]]> Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:56:06 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3478&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Rebecca Snell http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3478 ]]> Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:54:46 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3418&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Rebecca Snell http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3418 ]]> Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:26:46 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3399&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3399 ]]> Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:14:49 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3113&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3113 ]]> Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:51:08 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3330&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Rebecca Snell http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3330 ]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:22:47 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3260&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Rebecca Snell http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3260 ]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:58:54 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3224&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Rebecca Snell http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3224 ]]> Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:05:29 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3218&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Rebecca Snell http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3218 ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:45:57 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3165&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Rebecca Snell http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3165 You may have noticed that posts from Twitter appear here.  We have been experimenting with posting information and news at http://twitter.com/WoodyBiomass.  The posts are also added to this site but there is a time delay.  If you have a Twitter account consider following @WoodyBiomass.  It is where we post links to news relevant to woody biomass news and information on upcoming workshops....
]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:13:38 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3107&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3107 ]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:32:11 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3151&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Rebecca Snell http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3151 ]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:26:29 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3150&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Rebecca Snell http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3150 ]]> Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:00:30 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3106&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3106 ]]> Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:38:53 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3065&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Rebecca Snell http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3065 ]]> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:35:22 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3063&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Rebecca Snell http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3063 ]]> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:33:41 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3064&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Rebecca Snell http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3064 Over 70 people attended the Quincy Woody Biomass Utilization Workshop last week. Numerous speakers included Forest Service personnel, private forest managers, the wood processing industry, academia and regulators.  The agenda started with discussions related to the forest resource and management and then looked at existing markets.  We then focused on opportunities for biomass utilization in the local area.  The session on environmental considerations looked at the impacts of fuels reduction......
]]> Mon, 31 May 2010 14:24:46 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=2846&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Rebecca Snell http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=2846 ]]> Mon, 10 May 2010 12:43:29 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=2736&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Rebecca Snell http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=2736 We have posted the presentations from the following sessions at the Sierra Cascade Logging Conference online: February 11 2010, 1:00pm-3:00pm: “Bio-Energy and Bio-Fuels – Making it Happen” February 12 2010, 11:00am-12:00noon: “Woody Biomass Utilization Opportunities” February 12 2010, 11:00am-12:00noon: “Forest Carbon Protocol - What’s the Financial Opportunity for Landowners?” Sessions were full to capacity with standing room only showing the significant level of interest in potential......
]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:10:43 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=2527&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=2527 Sixty five people attended our Woody Biomass to Energy Workshop that was held in Eureka last Thursday.  We have posted the presentations here. The aim of the workshop was to help attendees to understand the basics of different conversion technologies including scale, cost, raw material specification and whether they are proven or emerging technologies.  We started by looking at some of the basics regarding biomass feedstock sources, the potential use of this material as an energy source,......
]]> Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:12:57 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=2515&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=2515 ]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:58:19 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=2469&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=2469 The UC Woody Biomass Utilization Group and UCCE Humboldt-Del Norte Counties are holding a workshop on Woody Biomass to Energy at the UC Office in Eureka on March 25 2010. This workshop will help you to understand the basics of different conversion technologies including scale, cost, raw material specification and whether they are proven or emerging technologies.  This will help the audience understand the opportunities for the North Coast of California. We will start with a recap on woody......
]]> Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:14:14 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=2372&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=2372 ]]> Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:04:26 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=2182&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=2182 ]]> Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:23:29 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=2157&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=2157 ]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:09:14 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1948&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1948 ]]> Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:51:55 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1878&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Rebecca Snell http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1878 ]]> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:27:45 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1867&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1867 ]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:58:53 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1818&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Rebecca Snell http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1818 ]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:56:44 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1770&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1770 This map shows the locations and details (click on image below to get to clickable map - you can click on $ icon for project information) for the successful projects for the 2009 Woody Biomass Utilization Grant.  You can see that successful projects are in the west of the country.  The grants therefore appear to be hitting the areas in greatest need of maintaining or building infrastructure to process woody biomass in order to benefit forest health.  There are also maps that show the geographic......
]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:15:01 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1756&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1756 ]]> Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:59:46 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1697&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1697 Another announcement was made today by the USDA regarding Forest Service American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds. The announcement by Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan concerns 30 projects valued at approximtately $57m. The projects are categorized into biomass utilization and wood-to-energy. California is shown to have 2 projects, both in the Northwest part of the state, with a combined total value of $4,748,000. We have updated the Forest Service ARRA projects......
]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:14:08 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1385&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1385 Today Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announced American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Projects for Forest Road Maintenance and Associated Watershed and Ecosystem Restoration. Four projects in California with a total value of $24.9m are identified in the $228m allocated. The Forest Service also posted an updated list of projects that have been funded through ARRA on its website. The Forest Service in California has received approximately $83m for 21 projects across the state to date.......
]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:13:20 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1348&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1348 Over 40 people came to the stewardship contracting and woody biomass utilization workshop at the Heritage Ag Complex in Tulare recently. About one third of the audience came from Sierra and Sequoia National Forests with representatives from local industry and the community also in attendance. The first day focused on introducing the tool of Stewardship Contracting including its development and authorities. We concluded with introductions to woody biomass utilization. The woody biomass......
]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:46:18 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1347&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1347 ]]> Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:36:55 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1054&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1054 SFGate today ran an article discussing the impacts of tighter regulations regarding the burning of wood in stoves and fireplaces in Bay area homes. Eight Spare the Air days have already been declared by the Bay Area Air Quaility Managment District (BAAQMD) this winter which means that the burning of wood in fireplaces or stoves is illegal in order to recude the amount of particulate matter in the air. Particulate matter (PM) are very small partciles suspended in the air. PM is classified......
]]> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:22:17 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=954&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=954 The Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at UC Davis recently completed an assessment of the available technologies for forest biomass harvesting which could be appropriate for use in the Sierra Nevada. The work was funded by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE). The aim of was to lower the net cost of reducing fire danger in forested areas of the central Sierra Nevada and improve the feasibility of utilizing removed biomass for useful......
]]> Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:14:43 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=932&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=932 Building-products.com reports that the California Forest Products Commission voted to disband itself at its December board meeting. The Commission which promoted California lumber products had sufffered falling revenues due to reduced processing capacity in the state. it is reported that the California Forestry Association will inherit some of the Commission's promotional functions. The California Forest Foundation, a related organization, will continue with educational outreach programs.......
]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:58:29 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=912&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=912 Recently Tom Knudson wrote an article looking at some of the factors contributing to longer fire seasons and higher severity fires in California. The article looks at influences, including climate change, on wildfires. With over 1.4 million acres of forest burning in California in 2008 the article is timely. It shows that severe wildfires may continue to become more frequent and severe meaning destruction of homes and ecosystems and massive air pollution. Effective management of forest......
]]> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:21:52 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=885&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=885 On Monday, this week, Governor Schwarzenegger signed Executive Order # S-14-08 that raises California's renewable energy goals to 33% by 2020. The order expands the state's current Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). Originally the RPS (SB 1078) required sellers to serve 20% of their load with electricity from renewable sources by 2017. This was modified by SB 107 in 2006 to 20% by 2010. The law covers retail sellers of electricity including the state's Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs),......
]]> Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:16:37 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=822&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=822 In late October I was fortunate to visit with the team behind the upcoming restart of the Ultrapower power plant located in Blue Lake, just off Highway 299, in Humboldt County. Blue Lake Power overview: fuel conveyors in front, boiler on left, emissions control in middle, cooling system to right Blue Lake Power purchased the facility, which has stood idle since 2001, from the previous owner North American Power Group (NAPG) in January 2008. NAPG maintained the equipment in operating......
]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:56:50 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=814&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=814 Recently, as I have prepared for various talks at conferences and other gatherings, I have made an effort to compile information on new woody biomass utilization projects in California. It is an interesting exercise to undertake as you might think that due to the financial crisis and unreliable flow of material from public lands that there would be very little activity. However, it appears that we have a number of exciting projects underway in the state. They can be put into three broad......
]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:13:47 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=811&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=811 We have posted the presentations from our session at the Society of American Foresters (SAF) conference last week on the Woody Biomass Utilization website here. The session was part of the Economics and Business Trends track and was titled "Connecting wildfire, forest health, biomass utilization and carbon". The aim of the session was to present the interconnectedness of a number of issues that UC Cooperative Extension works with in the forestry sector. We started with the......
]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:58:15 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=793&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=793 The presentations for the Sierra Solutions conference are now online on the Sierra Business Council website. They are in PDF format. The biomass utilization session was titled "Old School Fuels: Linking Forest Health and Regional Prosperity". The three speakers started with the resource base, introduced stewardship contracting as a tool, moved on to an analysis of logical biomass utilization pathways and then focused on the Fuels for Schools program. Forest biomass looking for......
]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:24:41 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=746&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=746 ]]> Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:19:53 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=748&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=748 The Times-Standard newspaper reports that Evergreen Pulp Inc, located in Samoa, has been sold for $26m by it's Chinese owners. Evergreen Pulp Inc, Samoa The sale, by Lee and Man, is apparently part of a restructuring arrangement that will allow the mill to clear debt to suppliers. It recently curtailed operations due to reduced demand (and lower prices) in global pulp markets. It is reported that the mill will be closed for 3-6 months and there may be some cuts to the 200 plus......
]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:22:55 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=731&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=731 This is a reminder that pre-applications for the Forest Service 2009 Woody Biomass Utilization (WBU) Grant need to be postmarked by November 7 2008. If you have project ideas for that will utilize woody biomass material from National Forests in California there is still time to put together a proposal. The application package is at the Technolgy Marketing Unit website Please contact Gareth Mayhead to discuss any project ideas. We can provide guidance as to whether an idea has a chance of......
]]> Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:27:27 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=723&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=723 This is a video of the flare from a Fluidyne Andes class gasifier running at about 1.2 million BTU/hr. The flare is after cooling and bag filtration of the gas produced from wood chips. It is shown flaring at night and also during the day (it is harder to see the flare during daylight). This project is located in California and will demonstrate electricity generation from the gas using an internal combustion engine. The system will be connected to the electricity grid. It......
]]> Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:33:04 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=711&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=711 ]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:14:09 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=709&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=709 Resource Innovations at the University of Oregon have recently published a guide to biomass thermal projects.  The aim of the guide is to provide an introduction to biomass heating systems for rural communities interested in using biomass as an economical and sustainable fuel source to heat schools, hospitals and other community facilities.  The guide provides an overview of the key steps in developing a biomass heat project, discussion of the benefits and challenges, resources for technical......
]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:58:40 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=702&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=702 ]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:25:11 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=698&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=698 ]]> Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:07:25 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=652&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=652 The Forest Service 2009 Woody Biomass Utilization Grant has been announced in the Federal Register and in grants.gov. Application package and announcements are available at the TMU website. There is also a list of regional representatives who can assist with questions. Gareth Mayhead is available to help potential applicants from California . This program awards grants to projects that utilize biomass material from fuels reduction and forest health projects on National Forest System (Forest......
]]> Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:42:57 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=649&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=649 There have been numerous stories in the press recently about demand souring for pellet stoves primarily as a result of the increase in fossil fuel prices. Most of the focus has been on East Coast suppliers and customers). It looks like the impact is starting to head west. This stove supplier in Washington State appears to be experiencing increased demand also. Here are a couple of the recent articles: Boston Globe (July 27 2008) Cape Cod Times (August 5 2008) It will be interesting to......
]]> Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:02:15 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=614&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=614 We created a new page that has information on woody biomass workshops and events in 2008. We've been collaborating with a number of other organizations this year and this page provides links to the information for each event. When an event has past we then provide links to presentations and follow-up information....
]]> Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:59:03 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=559&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=559 Current forest fire information for California can be found on InciWeb....
]]> Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:51:26 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=560&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=560 Woody Biomass Definitions and Conversion Factors now available....
]]> Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:46:55 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=558&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=558 ]]> Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:42:14 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=557&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=557 Here are the links to the workshops that were held in 2007 Eureka Workshop. December 6-7 2007. Presentations available here. A slideshow of the workshop highlights is also available. "From Feedstock to Product" Workshop, September 19-20 2007, Weed, California. Presentations available here. San Bernardino Woody Biomass Workshop, July 31-August 1 2007. Presentations available here....
]]> Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:27:20 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=556&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=556 ]]> Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:52:11 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=555&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Gareth Mayhead http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=555