Publications on wood utilization options and processes. Click on the link to read publication. If you would like to download the file, please right click on the link and select "Save Link as..." to save to your computer.
The USDA Forest Service in conjunction with the University of California, CAL FIRE, TSS Consultants and other partners have implemented a series of hazardous fuels treatment demonstrations (HFTD's).
The Woody Biomass Utilization Group is an outgrowth of the former University of California Forest Products Laboratory (UCFPL) that was closed in 2004 in response to changing priorities within the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources.
This is the centennial edition of the USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory 'Wood Handbook, Wood as an Engineering Material', published in 2010. To download or view the textbook please click on the link below.
Welcome to the interactive map of California's Forest Products and Biomass Power Plant facilities. This resource is a collaborative effort developed by UC Cooperative Extension to monitor and analyze wood utilization capacity throughout the state of California.
ShadeFund is a non-profit lender providing loans to forest related businesses and other green small businesses throughout the US. ShadeFund is now a Conservation Fund program through the Natural Capital Investment Fund.
There are a number of grants available that are relevant to woody biomass utilization projects. This section explains and identifies relevant programs.
Watershed U. is a program designed to train people from local government, non-profit and citizen groups, and business to work together and play effective roles in watershed management, and to become stewards of their streams. Watershed U.
Steelhead in Topanga Creek. Photo by Sabrina Drill Southern steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) make up a distinct population of a wide ranging species that includes both steelhead and rainbow trout.
Arroyo Seco above Pasadena. Photo by S. Drill The 51 mile long Los Angeles River receives rain and snowmelt from the San Gabriel and Santa Monica Mountains as well as the plains of the Los Angeles basin.
