| A Commercialization Strategy for Carbon-Negative Energy |
Thermochemical conversion of biomass to produce electricity and fuel with carbon capture and sequestration can offer large-scale carbon-negative energy. |
| Paying for Forest Health: Improving the Economics of Forest Restoration and Biomass Power in California |
Report examining possible methods of improving forest restoration economics for bioenergy development. |
| Biomass Enables Transition to Carbon-Negative Power System Across Western North America |
Study of how deploying bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestrations can result in a net reduction of atmospheric carbon. |
| Characterization of the Woody Biomass Feedstock Potential Resulting from California's Drought |
Study combines aerial survey data with forest structure maps to quantify biomass generated by mass tree death due to drought from 2012-2017. |
| Forest Resource Sustainability in Placer County |
Review of fuels reduction and biomass projects undertaken in Placer County. |
| Moving Beyond Incineration: Putting Residues from California Forest Management and Restoration to Good Use |
2019 report from The Sierra Club examining the use of residual woody material for purposes besides electricity generation. |
| Fire and Fire Surrogate Study |
Long-term study funded by the USDI-USDA Joint Fire Science Program. |
| Fuel Reduction Projects in Sensitive Areas and on Steep Slope |
USFS |
| HFRD Results Presentation |
Presented at the California Society of American Foresters Winter Meeting, January 2017 |
| Useful Tips for Treating Forest, Woodland, and Shrubland Vegetation |
USFS GTR 381 |
| The Effects of Forest Fuel Reduction |
Research report from Stephens et al. |
| Drought, Tree Mortality, and Wildfire in Forests Adapted to Frequent Fire |
Research report from Stephens et al. |
Behavior and Effects of Prescribed Fire in Masticated Fuelbeds
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Study funded through Joint Fire Science Program |
Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Masticated Surface Fuels
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USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station GTR 370 |
Masticating Fuel Prescribed Fire Vegetative Effects
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Fire Science Brief from Joint Fire Science Program on fire effects of fuel treatment |
Ground-Based Thinning on Steep Slopes
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Soil effects monitoring of mechanical treatment on steep slopes in Western Oregon |
| Theoretical Stability and Traction of Tethered Feller-Bunchers |
Research report from Sessions et al. |
| Constraints on Mechanized Treatment |
Landscape analysis by North et al., modeling extent of potential mechanized treatment area under USFS guidelines and policy limitations. |
| Masticated Fuels & Fire Behavior in Forests of the Interior West |
Joint Fire Science Program Final Report |
