Terry Gallagher
tgallagher@fs.fed.us
Short Term (0-2 years) & Mid Term (2-4 years)
• Identify markets, assess the capacity, and communicate to agencies, Tribes, and local communities the availability of biomass utilization options that can assist with the reduction of hazardous and event-created fuels. • Identify capacity gaps that could be opportunities for job creation and sustainability • Work with the forest products, energy providers, and insurance industries to develop incentives and markets for the sustainable use of biomass while reducing the risk from hazardous fuel to communities. • Encourage funding of pilot projects; for example work with cities, schools, hospitals, energy providers, and other businesses to demonstrate the use of woody biomass for energy (heating, cooling, electric power) and other value-added uses. • The USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory is investing in wood-based nanotechnology and is producing cellulose nanomaterials. To fully realize the potential of wood-based nanotechnology on a commercial scale capable of accelerating forest restoration, public-private partnerships are needed to generate adequate investment of capital and other resources.
