Biomass impact on forests

07/23/2009- Country Journal

"Why would anyone in their right mind take a tree worth a thousand dollars as a sawlog, and instead chip it up into twenty-five dollars worth of biomass?"

As a local landowner, tree farmer and forestry worker since I was big enough to carry an axe, I would like to offer my thoughts on the Biomass plant's potential impact on our regional forests.

One of the newest developments that intelligent and active forest owners welcome is the opportunity to harvest low-grade wood, i.e. Biomass, at a break-even or positive ROI (Return on Investment).