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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A name=OLE_LINK18></A><A
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face="Times New Roman" size=3>Oregon Department of
Forestry</FONT></SPAN></A></P>
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class=702340616-28042009>NEWS RELEASE</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Forest
Biomass Work Group meets May 7 in </FONT></SPAN></A><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9">Salem</SPAN></SPAN></st1:City></st1:place><SPAN
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face="Times New Roman" size=3>April 2<SPAN class=702340616-28042009>8</SPAN>,
2009</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Contact: Kevin Weeks (503)
945-7427</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman" size=3>A panel of representatives from state government,
forest industries, renewable energy development and the environmental community
will meet to talk about the role of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place>’s forests in providing energy
production from wood.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman" size=3>The </FONT><A name=OLE_LINK2></A><A
name=OLE_LINK1><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Forest Biomass Work Group </FONT></SPAN></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>will meet on Thursday May 7 at 10:00 a.m. in the
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Administration</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType> (Tillamook meeting room) of the Oregon
Department of Forestry complex, <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">2600 State Street</st1:address></st1:Street> in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Salem</st1:City></st1:place>.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Timber that may not have a market saw-log value --
either from being too small, damaged, waste from mill production or being too
far from a potential milling market – holds great potential for producing
energy. <st1:place w:st="on">Forest</st1:place> biomass is a renewable source of
energy, as wood biomass is generated as a by-product of active forest
management.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman" size=3>The proposed agenda for the meeting includes
update reports from Work Group subcommittees assigned to topics including policy
development, outreach, research, economic development and fuel supply.
Discussion is also planned regarding the opportunity for wood biomass fuel
projects in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place> created by federal stimulus
funding.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman" size=3>The public is invited to <SPAN
class=702340616-28042009>attend and </SPAN>participate in the meeting. </FONT><A
name=OLE_LINK3></A><A name=OLE_LINK4></A><A name=OLE_LINK5></A><A
name=OLE_LINK6></A><A name=OLE_LINK7></A><A name=OLE_LINK8><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK7"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK6"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK5"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK3"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Questions
about accessibility or special accommodations for the meeting can be directed to
the Oregon Department of Forestry
at</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> (503) 945-7427.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Additional information about the Oregon Department
of Forestry is available on ODF’s web site,
</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.oregon.gov/ODF"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK17"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK18"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
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style="COLOR: windowtext">www.oregon.gov/ODF</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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face="Times New Roman" size=3>Kevin Weeks</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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class=702340616-28042009> / Private Forests Division
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