Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Forest Product Research, Biomass Research
FOREST INDUSTRY
- Industry Outlook
- Regional Reports
- Fire Hazard
- Log Prices/Logging Costs
- Wages and Production
- Timber Capacity
- Logging Utilization
- Biomass Research
Contact:
Todd Morgan
Director Forest Industry Research
Jason Brandt
Assistant Director Forest Industry Research
CONTACT
Bureau of Business and
Economic Research
School of Business Administration
Gallagher Business Building,
Suite 231
32 Campus Drive #6840
Missoula, MT 9812-6340
Patrick Barkey
Bureau Director
Larry Gianchetta
Business School Dean
BIOMASS RESEARCH
The Forest Industry Reseach Group of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research is uniquely postitioned to do extensive research into the historic, current and future status and uses of forest biomass. With data collected directly from mills for several decades the Forest Industry Group can and has utilized this data along with economic, forest management and research expertise to extract, collect and analyze data on biomass flows and availability.
Recent studies related to biomass are:
A study to enhance the ability of federal land managers in the Western United States ability to address the financial and economic aspects of woody biomass removal was funded by the Joint Fire Science Program. The study was broken into two parts. The first being the compilation of an annotated bibliography on the body of economic and financial information and tools currently available to federal land managers and the second part of the study involved administering focus groups with federal land managers in the Western U.S.
Results from this study were presented as a poster at the Society of American Foresters Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida in October 2009.
A draft version of the annotated bibliography is available. In January 2010 the annotated bibliography will be available on the FRAMES website.
Recent studies related to biomass are:
- An Assessment of Forest-based Woody Biomass Supply and Use in Montana
- May 2009 Presentation to the Montana Bioenergy Workshop
A study to enhance the ability of federal land managers in the Western United States ability to address the financial and economic aspects of woody biomass removal was funded by the Joint Fire Science Program. The study was broken into two parts. The first being the compilation of an annotated bibliography on the body of economic and financial information and tools currently available to federal land managers and the second part of the study involved administering focus groups with federal land managers in the Western U.S.
Results from this study were presented as a poster at the Society of American Foresters Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida in October 2009.
A draft version of the annotated bibliography is available. In January 2010 the annotated bibliography will be available on the FRAMES website.