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Heightened call for fuel wood, pellets a worry for Maine foresters
Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2008From the Bangor Daily News: As more wood is used for fuel, the demands on Maine’s forests are changing quickly. “More people don’t want to buy oil but would like to buy wood, or wood pellets,” said Tony Filauro of the Maine Division of the New England Society of American Foresters. “That means less wood for paper and less for lumber.” Although more wood is growing in Maine forests than is being harvested, the increased demand for wood pellets and biomass chips is exacerbated by the fact that loggers are having trouble getting to the trees.


