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The Washington Post
The state of California, wracked by drought, has 66 million dead trees across its landscape. They've been killed by both the drought itself and by voracious bark beetles, and now they're just sitting there — destined to either decompose, burn in a wildfire or be incinerated, for safety reasons, by state fire managers before the next blaze comes along.
And it isn't just California. Raging bark beetle infestations, fanned by warmer temperatures and droughts, have also struck forests in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho in recent years. Erica Belmont, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Wyoming, is studying an intriguing solution for what to do with all these dangerous dead trees — namely, burn them for energy. In a recent study in Energy Policy, Belmont and colleague Emily Beagle do the math on whether it would make sense to use the timber in existing coal plants, which can be "co-fired" with wood.
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FPS
The Forest Products Society and Forest Products and
Timber Construction Department-Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, will jointly host the 4th International Conference on Process Technologies for the Forest and Bio-based Products Industries (PTF BPI), Oct. 25-26 in St. Simons Island, Georgia.
PTF BPI 2016 is dedicated to the exchange of information and ideas about research on process technologies, quality control and process improvement. Contemporary topics on real-time predictive modeling of processes, continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, lean six-sigma and advanced data mining will be presented at the conference.
Academic scholars will overview the latest research in forest and bio-based materials including nanotechnology and solid wood. Leading manufacturers will highlight advancements in chemical technologies, supplier audits, product innovation and continuous improvement.
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FPS
The 2017 International Conference on Wood Adhesives is pleased to announce a call for papers. This is the 11th in a series organized every four years by the U.S. Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory and Forest Products Society. The conference will be held Oct. 25-27, 2017, at the Sheraton Hotel in Atlanta. The conference will bring together industry, academics and consultants with a special interest in adhesives for wood and biomass.
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The Register-Herald
Earlier this summer, nearly 40 foresters lost their jobs as a result of a $1.7 million budget shortfall for fiscal year 2017. Foresters said southern West Virginia will feel the effects of that decision soon as the need for the 16 eliminated positions becomes obvious. "This is pretty devastating for a small agency. We relied on each other," said Chris White, head of fire prevention and suppression for Region 2, which oversees the southern region of the state.
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Engineering News-Record
Mass timber-structure enthusiasts are calling results of recent flame-spread and fire-resistance tests on cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels important yet not surprising. The CLT, made by the first certified supplier of the panels in the U.S., came through the tests with flying colors.
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PRNewswire via Yahoo!
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Inc. has announced that the SFI 2015-2019 Forest Management Standard has again met the rigorous third-party assessment of the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC). This is SFI's fourth PEFC assessment. The SFI Program was first endorsed in 2005. PEFC is an umbrella organization that endorses national forest certification systems developed collaboratively by diverse stakeholders, tailored to local priorities and conditions.
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Indiana Public Media
Ginseng, commonly used for herbal remedies, grows wild in most of Indiana. The Purdue Department of Forestry is trying to grow the plant in what's called a "simulated wild grow." However, Purdue Extension Forester Lenny Farlee says ginseng has been overharvested in the past, so the department aims to add to the ginseng supply and help cultivate native growing.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Tasmanian sawmillers are facing dramatic price increases as the finishing touches are made to a government overhaul of the loss-making Forestry Tasmania. The Liberal Government came to power promising to stop propping up the ailing state-owned enterprise with taxpayer funds, and is currently finalizing a restructure.
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Printing Impressions
We often hear reports that there are more trees in North America today than there were 100 years ago. We are fortunate not to be experiencing the rampant deforestation seen in tropical regions such as Indonesia, the Amazon and the Congo. However, before we get too comfortable we need to step back and take a moment to see the actual forest through all our trees.
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Biomass Magazine
One of the stories in this issue tells the story of wood pellet retailer Squier Lumber's history in distributing wood pellets; the journey they took building their business to where it's at today and the foreseen challenges for the future.
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