Smallwood-News
Your weekly source for small diameter timber utilization and woody biomass news
August 18, 2010
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| FROM THE EDITOR ~ |
Dear Readers:
Yesterday morning we had the pleasure to have breakfast with a couple of our valued subscribers. It was mentioned that it would be helpful if Smallwood-News would come up with some grant-writing tips in the near future. We think it's a great idea, so we'll see if we can get those to you here shortly. Speaking of grants, you'll notice that our "Grants - RFPs" section is over-flowing this week. Enjoy the extra coverage.
Regards,
Craig Rawlings
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USDA Forest Service, Technology Marketing Unit, Madison, WI Providing expertise and problem solving in wood products utilization and marketing, technology transfer, and technical assistance. We also award about $5 million/year in grants to improve the utilization of woody biomass removed from forest restoration projects.
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| BREAKING NEWS ~ |
Loss of forest industry would devastate Arizona's White Mountain area economy
Intensive silviculture strategy in BC being phased in
Seed Money: A koa plantation on the Big Island courts investors to buy tiny trees and then reap rewards over 25 years
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Bozeman, Montana's Beetle-Kill Boards finds value in damaged wood
B.C. woods flare up with eco-activism
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| FEATURED STORIES ~ |
Logging lulls while bugs fly
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US Forest Service Report: Housing poses threat to private forests
First Half Of 2010 Reveals Little Good News For Montana Wood Products Industry
Wood fiber costs for the global pulp industry fell in the 2Q/10
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| RACE TO WOODY BIOMASS ENERGY & BIOFUELS ~ |
Iberdrola's biomass move in Oregon may clear the air
ADAGE Announces Major Woody Biomass Supply Agreement, Advancing Renewable Energy Project for Washington State
Nippon Paper plans $71 million woody biomass 'green energy' cogeneration project in Port Angeles, WA
Nexterra to provide University of British Columbia with biomass heat & power system
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Modesto, CA Irrigation District wood-burning plant debated
Florida Researchers say economy could benefit from woody biomass for electricity
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| PELLETS - FIREWOOD - BRIQUETTES ~ |
Brazilian Paper Outfit to Form Alternative Energy Spinoff. The proposed firm, to be called Suzano Energia Renovavel, will set out to build three wood pellets plants, each capable of producing 1 million tonnes of product annually.
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FFS Pellet Mills Welcomes Potential Investment from The European Research Commission
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| MILL NEWS ~ |
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Georgia lumber business gets break
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Hancock Natural Resource Group is looking to hire a Marketing and Sales Manager at its NW Division office in Vancouver, WA. This position will provide oversight for the company's log sale operations in the Pacific Northwest. Read More
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| GRANTS - RFPs ~ |
Montana DEQ awards $1 million in Alternative Energy Development Grants. Algae Aqua Culture Technology, $350,000 for a commercial-scale greenhouse system that will grow algae to break down wood waste for an organic fertilizer. The algal system will also produce methane through anaerobic digestion of the waste wood, which will be used for mechanical power at a Columbia Falls sawmill.
Minnesota DNR - $475,000 in woody biomass project funding available
Request for Proposals (RFPs) on Washington Forest Biomass Supply Assessment. The WDNR has budgeted and has available a minimum of $450,000.00 for this project.
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HM3 Energy lands $241,000 grant from the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities for its Gresham, OR pilot plant. The award follows on the heels of a $90,000 USDA research grant that HM3 announced in June. HM3's plant will produce torrefied biomass pellets that can be used as a cleaner alternative to coal in coal-fired plants.
Missouri School District will return its Fuels for Schools $760,00 grant funds meant for a bio-mass boiler at the Rolla junior high school
New innovative ideas utilizing wood products from Arizona's National Forests could save the DOT thousands of dollars while making our roads safer
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| FOREST MARKETPLACE ~ |
MT DNRC - Upper Flower Timber Sale: 30,892 tons, douglas-fir, western larch, ponderosa pine, cedar, and grand fir sawlogs
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| CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, TRAINING, EQUIPMENT DEMOS ~ |
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Scandinavian Wood Safari organized and sponsored by HewSaw Machines Inc. Scheduled for the week of October 17th, 2010, the tour starts in Sweden touring the highest producing small log line in the world. In Finland you'll see the latest in-line, automated sawing line for small and medium size log processing, a harvesting presentation, and machine factory workshops. For information on cost and a detailed agenda, contact: Jim Jamieson at (604) 852-7293 x22 or email him at jim.jamieson@hewsaw.com
Small Log Conference: March 23-25, 2011 - Coeur d' Alene, ID
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