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Web Archive – Restoring the West Conference 2011 Click here for speaker abstracts Click here for the conference program booklet Go to www.restoringthewest.org for information about the Restoring the West Conference Tuesday, October 18, 2011 |
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Biomass Utilization: A Tool for Forest Restoration Mike Dudley, Director of State and Private Forestry, Regions One and Four, USDA Forest Service, Ogden, Utah YouTube Version |
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The History of Biomass Utilization in the West: From Tee Pee Burners to Woody Biomass Derived Aviation Fuel Craig Rawlings, Forest Business Network, Missoula, Montana YouTube Version |
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Towards a Cohesive Federal Policy on Wood Bioenergy Jay O'Laughlin, Professor of Forestry and Policy Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho YouTube Version |
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Energy Regulatory Policies Encouraging Biomass Power in the West |
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Woody Biomass Utilization Update for Natural Resource Managers Mark Knaebe, Natural Resource Specialist, State and Private Forestry Technology Marketing Unit, USFS Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin YouTube Version |
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Ecological Considerations Break-out Session |
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Can Biomass Use in Pinyon Juniper Woodlands be Considered Ecological Restoration? Peter Weisberg, Associate Professor Landscape Ecology, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada YouTube Version |
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Pinyon Juniper Restoration Ecology: Compatibilities and Incompatibilities of Biomass Harvesting in the Southwest Douglas Shinneman, Supervisory Research Fire Ecologist, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystems Science Center, USGS, Boise, Idaho YouTube Version |
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Silviculture for Pinyon Juniper Ecosystems Douglas H. Page, Southwest Utah Zone Forester, BLM, Cedar City, Utah YouTube Version |
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Climate Change, Genetic Variability, and Associated Great Basin Woodland Dynamics: Implications for Long-Term Biomass Production Robin Tausch, Science Leader, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Reno, Nevada YouTube Version |
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Q&A for Ecological Considerations Speakers YouTube Version |
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Woody Biomass Utilization Break-out Session |
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The Economics of Biomass Jared Abodeely, Research Engineer, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho YouTube Version |
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Biomass Business Principles of Success Gil Miller, Economic Associates of Utah, Board Member Rural Life Foundation, Corinne, Utah YouTube Version |
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Marketing Strategies for Biomass Utilization Dusty Moller, Dusty Moller, Wood Utilization Manager, Business Environmental Program, Small Business Development Center, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada YouTube Version |
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New Developments in the World of Biomass Utilization Christopher Wright, Senior Research Engineer, Biofuels and Renewable Energy, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho YouTube Version |
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Q&A with Woody Biomass Utilization Speakers YouTube Version |
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Plenary Session |
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Collaboration Successes Around the West and Why Collaboration is Important Mary Mitsos, Vice President for Conservation Programs, National Forest Foundation, Missoula, Montana YouTube Version |
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What Works for Biomass Harvesting in Pinyon Juniper Lance Lindbloom, Owner, Bloomin Ranch Services, Beaver, Utah YouTube Version |
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The Need for PJ Restoration in Eastern Nevada Jeremy Drew, Resource Specialist, Resource Concepts Inc., Carson City, Nevada YouTube Version |
Ecological Considerations Break-out Session |
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Biomass Energy: Seeing the Forest Through the Trees Chad Davis, Forest Stewardship Program Director, Sustainable Northwest, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon YouTube Version |
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Native Utah Grasses for Biomass Steve Larson, Research Geneticist, Forage and Range Research Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Logan, Utah YouTube Version |
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Modeling Biomass and Canopy Fuel Attributes Using LIDAR Technology Brent Mitchell, Remote Sensing Analyst, USDA Forest Service, Remote Sensing Applications Center (RSAC), Salt Lake City, Utah YouTube Version |
Bioenergy Break-out Session |
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Billion Ton Report Anthony Turhollow, Economist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Logan, Utah YouTube Version |
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Bioenergy 101 Dallas Hanks,Director, Center for Agronomic and Woody Biomass, Utah State University Extension, Salt Lake City, Utah YouTube Version |
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Viable Bioenergy Options Mark Knaebe, Natural Resource Specialist, State and Private Forestry Technology Marketing Unit, USFS Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin YouTube Version |
Biochar Break-out Session |
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Biochar Basics David Shearer, CEO/Co-founder, Full Circle Solutions, San Francisco, California YouTube Version |
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Land Reclamation and Restoration David Shearer for John Gaunt, Director, Keysoil Ltd., Hertfordshire, UK YouTube Version |
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Biochar and Forest Ecology Mark Coleman, Associate Professor of Forest Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho YouTube Version |
Ecology Break-out Session |
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Exploring the Biomass Accumulation Possibilities from Active Forest Management in Utah Forest Types Justin DeRose, Research Ecologist, Rocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Ogden, UT YouTube Version |
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Regional Trends in Standing Forest Biomass in the Interior West Sara Goeking, Biological Scientist, Rocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Ogden, Utah YouTube Version |
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Restoring Fire and People to the Land: The 2010 South Umpqua Study Bob Zybach, Program Manager, Oregon Websites and Watersheds Project, Inc., Eugene, Oregon YouTube Version |
Bioenergy Break-out Session |
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Fuels for Schools Angela Farr, Regional Biomass Utilization Coordinator, Regions 1 and 4, USDA Forest Service, Missoula, Montana YouTube Version |
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Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals - Pyrolysis and Gasification Nii Ofei Mante, Visiting Research Scholar, Synthetic Bio-Manufacturing, Utah State University, Logan, Utah YouTube Version |
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Sanpete Valley Clean Energy Project Jon Lear, Lear & Lear Law Offices, Salt Lake City, Utah YouTube Version |
Plenary Session |
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Collaboration Panel |
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The Forestry/Bioenergy/Carbon Connection |
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