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Forest power: woodchips to electricity

Two people in heavy jackets stand in front of long, elevated chute connected to a biomass facility.
Mackenzie Castruita the Business Manager for West Biofuels explains some of the innerworkings at the Hat Creek Bioenergy facility in Burney, California and how public lands and partners are coming together to power a community. (Forest Service video by Andrew Avitt)Editor’s note: In 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service awarded $80 million in Wood Innovation Grants to support…
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Forest products support healthy forests

Wood pellets emerge from inside a conveyor belt.
Fall colors on the Superior National Forest show a diverse forested landscape. (Forest Service photo by Steve Robertsen) When you work with wood products, every week is forest products week! But this week, October 15-21, 2023, is when we take a moment to celebrate National Forest Products…
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