Second Edition of “Issues in the Forest” Looks at Wood Pellets

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) and its partners at the National Association of State Foresters, today released the second edition in the new “Issues in the Forest” series — “Wood Pellets:  Becoming a Primary Product.”  “The information age is yielding overload for many professionals and others interested in staying abreast of the facts of issues important to forests, forestry, and the forest-products sector,” said Endowment President Carlton Owen.  “We’ve designed the Issues in the Forest series to help break through the clutter and allow a high-level overview of a single topic while trying to navigate the course of providing facts without advocating specific positions or outcomes.”  The second edition in the series looks deeper at an old topic — conversion of woody biomass to densified pellets for fuel — that is gaining lots of new attention due to global, especially European, market growth.  Owen went on to add, “We always welcome feedback on our work, and especially would appreciate input on the series and topics that merit future coverage.”