ERI’s Forest Operations program completed several major research efforts this season, advancing understanding of treatment costs, slash‑management strategies, and biomass utilization across the Southwest. The team also continued work on biochar applications and published [...]
ERI’s Forest Operation and Biomass Utilization team is planning a new study to address the operational and ecological challenges associated with conventional slash management in whole-tree (WT) harvest operations. Commonly used in the Southwest, [...]
The Forest Operations and Biomass Utilization program at ERI focuses on improving the overall economics of restoration treatments through improving operational efficiency and increasing wood and biomass utilization. This fall, ERI staff are working [...]
Biochar application in soils of northern Arizona Researchers are studying the impact of biochar on soil properties in northern Arizona from biochar produced in a CharBoss machine during a biomass demo in April. Currently, [...]
The Forest Operations and Biomass Utilization team at ERI conducted a weeklong experiment/ demo April 24–28 at the Coconino County Public Works Facility in Flagstaff. The ERI team studied burning efficiencies of an Air [...]
The Forest Operations and Biomass Utilization team at ERI completed an ongoing project synthesizing thinning cost studies published over the last 40 years (1980–2020) in the US West. We found that forest thinning operational [...]
The Forest Operations and Biomass Utilization program at ERI focuses on improving the overall economics of restoration treatments through improving operational efficiency and increasing wood and biomass utilization. This spring, ERI staff are working [...]
The Forest Operations and Biomass Utilization unit at ERI has had a busy 2020 wrapping up previous projects and getting started on some new ones. Here are some highlights: Economic Development Administration grant. Han [...]
