<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META content="text/html; charset=us-ascii" http-equiv=Content-Type>
<META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18876"></HEAD>
<BODY>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=769521118-08022010><STRONG>Oregon Department
of Forestry</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=769521118-08022010><STRONG>NEWS
RELEASE</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
class=769521118-08022010><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=769521118-08022010>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><A name=OLE_LINK10></A><A
name=OLE_LINK9><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><FONT
face=Arial><STRONG>Forest Biomass Work Group meets February 22 in
</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT face=Arial><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><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
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT
face=Arial>February 8, 2010</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT
face=Arial>Contact: Kevin Weeks (503) 945-7427</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><o:p><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT
face=Arial>A workgroup 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> on February 22 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></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><o:p><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT
face=Arial>The </FONT><A name=OLE_LINK2></A><A name=OLE_LINK1><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><FONT face=Arial>Forest Biomass Work Group
</FONT></SPAN></A><FONT face=Arial>will meet on Monday February 22 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>. Time is provided in
the agenda for a working lunch - participants may bring their own lunch or
contribute money towards a shared lunch. Members of the public attending the
meeting are encouraged to bring a lunch.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><o:p><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT
face=Arial>An agenda for the meeting is under development.
</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><o:p><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT
face=Arial>Members of the public are invited to 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=Arial>The meeting location is
accessible to persons with disabilities. Requests for an interpreter for the
hearing impaired or other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be
made at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. 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=Arial>
(503) 945-7427.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><o:p><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT
face=Arial>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></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><o:p><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT
face=Arial>Additional information about the Oregon Department of Forestry is
available on ODF’s web site, </FONT></SPAN></SPAN><A
href="http://www.oregon.gov/ODF"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">www.oregon.gov/ODF</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></A><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT
face=Arial>. </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><o:p><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT
face=Arial>###</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><o:p><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT
face=Arial>Kevin Weeks</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT
face=Arial>Public Information Officer</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT
face=Arial>ODF Agency Affairs Office</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK10"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK9"><FONT
face=Arial>(503) 945-7427</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>