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ForestScene

Read the latest Minnesota Forest Scene, Spring, 2009


In the News

Forestry Club Tree Sale Friday, November 27, 2009


Forests are a treasure trove of limbs and bark that can be made into alternative fuels and some worry the increasing trend of using that logging debris will make those materials too scarce, harming the woodlands... Researchers led by University of Minnesota forest expert Dennis Becker reported this summer that many would-be investors are uneasy about supplies of waste wood.
Minnesota Public Radio

Bio-fuel growth raises concerns about forests
John Flesher (AP) [accessed 11/23/2009]
....Researchers led by University of Minnesota forest expert Dennis Becker reported this summer that many would-be investors are uneasy about supplies of waste wood....
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University of Minnesota is awarded $2.7 million grant for forest biomass research project
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (11/18/2009) — A new $2.7 million grant from the federal agriculture and energy departments will fund a University of Minnesota-led multistate study of whether forest-based biofuels are viable and sustainable. The study, led by Anthony D’Amato....
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Grant to assess area forests' biomass potential
John Myers
Duluth News Tribune
11/13/2009

The feds want to know if there’s enough wood in Great Lakes forests to handle the growing demand for biomass energy, and they’re giving the University of Minnesota $2.7 million to find out.
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Saving the ash tree, Seed by Seed
Bill McAuliffe
Star Tribune
11/01/2009

Most of Minnesota's ash trees seem doomed, but the rush is on to preserve their seeds in hopes of saving the species.
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