This story about forest biomass appeared in the Portland Daily Journal of Commerce this week:

Forest overgrowth targeted for biomass

http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/12/20/forest-overgrowth-targeted-for-biomass/ Nathalie Weinstein, Daily Journal of Commerce, December 20, 2010                                                                                                                                                                         Techniques used for fire suppression and timber harvest in Eastern Oregon’s federally-managed forests have left trees at risk of drought, disease and intense wildfires, according to the Oregon Forest Resource Institute.

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