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Forestry</FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><FONT size=3><STRONG>Forest Biomass Work Group
meets September 15 in </STRONG></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT size=3><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><STRONG>Salem</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></st1:City></st1:place><SPAN
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT size=3>September 8,
2009</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK11"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT size=3>Contact: Kevin Weeks (503)
945-7427</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK17"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK18"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK11"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT size=3>A panel of representatives from
state government, forest industries, renewable energy development and the
environmental community will meet in <st1:City w:st="on">Salem</st1:City> 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></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK17"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK18"><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK11"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT size=3>The </FONT><A name=OLE_LINK2></A><A
name=OLE_LINK1><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><FONT size=3>Forest Biomass
Work Group </FONT></SPAN></A><FONT size=3>will meet on Tuesday<SPAN
class=864141715-08092009>,</SPAN> September 15<SPAN
class=864141715-08092009>th</SPAN> 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) at 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></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK11"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK17"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK18"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK11"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT size=3>Discussion about innovative fuel
technologies and their application to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place>’s forests is expected, including
updates on recent demonstrations of fast pyrolysis wood-to-oil conversion
systems and forest biomass cellulosic ethanol fuel
systems.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK17"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK18"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK11"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK17"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK18"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK11"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT size=3>Additional items scheduled on the
agenda for the meeting include two presentations on innovative biomass-to-energy
systems, analysis of biomass-related policy or tax credit legislation in the
2009 legislative session and discussion of current <SPAN
class=864141715-08092009>fuel-reduction </SPAN>projects in <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State> forests created by
federal stimulus funding.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK17"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK18"><SPAN
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK17"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK18"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK11"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT 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></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK11"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT size=3>The public is invited to attend 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
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 size=3> (503)
945-7427.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK11"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT size=3>Additional information about the
Oregon Department of Forestry is available on ODF’s web site,
</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><A
href="http://www.oregon.gov/ODF"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK17"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK18"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK11"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">www.oregon.gov/ODF</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></A><SPAN
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT size=3>.
</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK11"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT size=3>Kevin
Weeks</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT size=3>Public Information
Officer</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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Affairs</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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