Sustainability Webinar Series: Biomass harvesting guidelines implementation: challenges, opportunities and inventory techniques
Webinar Details
When:
Apr 24, 2014 12:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:00 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Presenter(s):
- Dennis Hazel, Ph.D. - Forestry Extension Specialist and Associate Professor, North Carolina State University
- Robert Bardon, Ph.D. - Forestry Extension Specialist and Professor, North Carolina State University
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- Certificate of Participation
- New York Logger Training - Trained Logger Certification (NYLT-TLC) - .25 hour NYLT TLC Credit
Virtual Event Format:
Group Viewing Available:
This webinar will present the findings from on-the-ground implementation of alternative biomass retention approaches, discussing the feasibility of operational application. Professional loggers were asked to apply varying percentages and distribution patterns of logging debris (woody biomass) after harvest – their results and impressions will be discussed, as well as a quick inventory metric that can be applied in the field.
Sampling forest harvest residues
Dennis Hazel, Ph.D. received a B.S. in Wildlife Biology and an M.S. in Forestry with a minor in experimental statistics, both at NC State University. He has worked for most of his career in professional support positions within the Departments of Forestry and Zoology where he conducted and assisted with research in wildlife, water quality, and silviculture. He completed a late-in-career Ph.D. in forestry and joined the Extension Forestry group in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources in 2003 where his responsibilities include forest health and productivity. A focus of both his current research and extension includes biomass policy, wood energy production and market feasibility, and biomass harvesting impacts.
Robert Bardon, Ph.D. is the Associate Dean of Extension and Engagement in the College of Natural Resources and Department Extension Leader and Professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at North Carolina State University. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (Forest Biology - Wood Science) from Iowa State University. His current focus is on using distance learning technology in Extension program delivery to natural resource professionals. He is a member of the North Carolina State University Academy of Outstanding Faculty Engaged in Extension. Dr. Bardon is a registered forester with the State of North Carolina and a certified forester with the Society of American Foresters.
This webinar is part of the Biomass Harvesting Sustainability Webinar Series offered by the NC State University Forestry and Environmental Outreach Program. The Series of six webinars will present research results, policy updates, challenges and opportunities of harvesting woody biomass for energy. NC State University has been the lead partner on a four year research project designed to create a better understanding of how biomass harvesting for emerging renewable energy markets impacts ecosystem services provided by our southeastern forest lands. Other partners on this project include scientists from the University of Georgia, NGOs, and forest industry.
Funding for this project has been provided by USDA NRI/AFRI - Managed Ecosystems Program, the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, the NCDA Bioenergy Initiative, and the Southeast Climate Science Center, with in kind support from Weyerhaeuser Corp, Georgia Pacific, and Plum Creek.
Support for this webinar has been provided by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant no. 2011-68005-30410 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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