Sustainable Forestry for Bioenergy and Bio-based Products Sarah F. Ashton Southern Forest Research Partnership November 2007

Project Details Funded by USDA/DOE Biomass Research and Development Initiative Funded by USDA/DOE Biomass Research and Development Initiative Contract Life October 1, Sept. 30, 2008 Contract Life October 1, Sept. 30, 2008 Partners Partners University of Georgia University of Georgia Southern Forest Research Partnership Southern Forest Research Partnership Texas A&M Texas A&M USDA Forest Service USDA Forest Service Southern Regional Extension Forestry Southern Regional Extension Forestry

Topic Areas Identified Introduction--What is woody biomass? Why is important as an energy source? Introduction--What is woody biomass? Why is important as an energy source? The Southern Resource--Availability in the Southern US The Southern Resource--Availability in the Southern US Management Management Harvesting Harvesting Utilization Utilization Economics Economics Sustainability Sustainability

Where are we? Southern Bioenergy Encyclopedia Southern Bioenergy Encyclopedia Trainers Curriculum Notebook Trainers Curriculum Notebook The Forest Bioenergy Web Portal The Forest Bioenergy Web Portal National Learning Center for Private Forest and Range Landowners--On-line Learning Modules National Learning Center for Private Forest and Range Landowners--On-line Learning Modules Wood to Energy (A complimentary program) Wood to Energy (A complimentary program)

Encyclopedia of Southern Bioenergy Completed in November 2006 Completed in November 2006 All seven modules made available January 2007 All seven modules made available January 2007 All modules peer reviewed All modules peer reviewed Awaiting final author revisions on the harvesting module Awaiting final author revisions on the harvesting module

Encyclopedia of Southern Bioenergy PagesCitationsImages Southern Bioenergy

Encyclopedia of Southern Bioenergy (Version 3)

Encyclopedia of Southern Bioenergy (Version 3)

Encyclopedia of Southern Bioenergy (Version 3)

Trainer’s Curriculum Notebook Completed in September 2007 Completed in September Modules 7 Modules 50 Fact sheets 50 Fact sheets 303 Pages 303 Pages Activities Activities Glossary Glossary Evaluation material Evaluation material CD ROM CD ROM PowerPoint presentations for each module PowerPoint presentations for each module PDF of the complete notebook PDF of the complete notebook

Trainer’s Curriculum Notebook Materials found in several places Materials found in several places Forest Bioenergy web portal Forest Bioenergy web portal US Forest Service’s Interface South website US Forest Service’s Interface South website

Example Fact Sheets

Example PowerPoint Slides

The Forest Bioenergy Web Portal Designed for Educators Designed for Educators Site owned by SFRP Site owned by SFRP Contains: Contains: News News Calendar of Events Calendar of Events Links Links Publications Publications Presentations Presentations Images Images Glossary Glossary Training Materials Training Materials

Forest Bioenergy Web Portal Features Images Calendar of Events

The National Learning Center for Private Forest and Range Landowners 6 interactive modules (modules 1 & 2 were combined) 6 interactive modules (modules 1 & 2 were combined) Same branding Same branding Features: Features: Flash animation Flash animation Post tests Post tests Videos Videos Image enlargement Image enlargement omass/index.asp

The National Learning Center for Private Forest and Range Landowners

Wood to Energy Set of outreach materials aimed at Set of outreach materials aimed at Increasing community awareness Increasing community awareness Enhancing community discussions Enhancing community discussions About using wood for power and heat About using wood for power and heat

Wood to Energy Materials include: Materials include: Ambassador’s Guide Ambassador’s Guide Fact Sheets Fact Sheets Case Studies Case Studies Community Economic Profiles Community Economic Profiles Presentation Presentation Resources Resources Available at: Available at:

Where are we going? No-cost Extension through 2008 No-cost Extension through 2008 Building and contributing to the web portal Building and contributing to the web portal Case-studies Case-studies Additional fact sheets Additional fact sheets Tax Implications Tax Implications Renewable Fuel Portfolio Standards Renewable Fuel Portfolio Standards Additional module or two Additional module or two Policy Policy