US Forest Service convenes wood-to-energy roundtable

USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Butch Blazer joined the U.S. Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) in Madison, Wisconsin to convene a roundtable discussion on wood-to-energy concerns. The roundtable focused on biomass in Wisconsin and the Midwest. Among the participants were wood scientists and technology transfer authorities, representatives from the logging and paper industries, academics, state natural resources officials, and other national and regional Forest Service officials.

The discussion ranged from sustainability and job-growth in the regional forestry sector to collaboration and cooperation among diverse natural resources entities.