Natural Resource Management

Biomass Utilization & Forest Products

The Nevada Division of Forestry Biomass Utilization Program consists of one full time state-wide Coordinator and three regional Resource Management Officers that assist the program, facilities and several pieces of equipment. It is NDF’s goal to maximize statewide utilization of woody biomass, generated as a product of fuel reduction and forest health project implementation.

Benefits of Biomass

Traditionally, biomass was used by wood based product markets, which have suffered due to the lack of dependable feedstock. Wood based industry has declined to the point of being almost non-existent and therefore outlets for woody material has driven forestry practices to find cheaper methods of woody material disposal, such as burning it in open piles or leaving it on site.

Benefits of the biomass program include: leveraging the value of wood products to increased number of project acres treated; reducing the threat of catastrophic wildfire; improving forest and watershed health; reducing air pollution by minimizing the release of carbon and other chemicals found in smoke; development of biomass utilization opportunities for the private sector; increasing the potential for private sector use of forest products; and reducing project treatment costs to levels of economic viability.

Biomass & Forest Product Services

Program Goals

  • Promote the environmental conscious use of woody biomass generated through fire fuel reduction projects.
  • Identify and coordinate potential wood to energy projects.
  • Connect with private individuals interested in utilizing forest products.
  • Support existing wood based economies and look for opportunities for wood product businesses to help each other.
  • Seek and develop opportunities for small business development/expansion.

Available Biomass & Forest Products Equipment

  • Koller 300 cable yarder
  • Zig-zag yarder
  • F550 Ford Flatbed Utility Truck
  • CAT 297c tracked loader with log grapple, masticator, and transport trailer
  • 5 Roll-On / Roll-Off 40 yard bins and a Freightliner truck
  • 10 biochar kilns
  • John Deere Tractor with Mow Deck

Services & Products in Development

  • Compost, Mulch, Woodchips
  • Animal Bedding Products
  • Fence Posts
  • Saw logs, fire wood
  • Biochar
  • Wood Pellets
Product Price
Fire Wood (Based on condition/species) $250.00 to $50.00 Per Cord
Whole Logs (Based on condition/species) $250.00 to $50.00 Per Cord
Mulch/Wood Chips $20 Per Cubic Yard, $5.00 Per 25lb Bag
Live-Edge Slabs $20.00 board foot
Fence Posts (Based on condition/species) $10.00 to $5.00 (4 to 5ft)
Biochar $8.00 Per 5lb Bag
Animal Bedding/Wood Shavings $10.00 Per 5lb Bag

Highlighted Projects

Western Region
Galena Creek Regional park
The Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) is teaming up with Washoe County Parks and Open Space, the USDA Forest Service, and the Nevada Department of Transportation on a new project at Galena Creek Regional Park. With funding from the USDA Forest Service's Wildfire Crisis Strategy, this effort focuses on reducing wildfire risks, improving forest health, and restoring the park's natural ecosystem.
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Western Region
Spooner Landscape Resilience Project
The Spooner Landscape Resilience Project is a 300-acre environmental improvement initiative, spearheaded by the Nevada Tahoe Resource Team and the Nevada Division of Forestry.
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Western Region
Lot X Fuels Reduction and Forest Restoration Project
The Lot X Fuels Reduction and Forest Reforestation Project was funded through a US Forest Service Hazardous Fuels Grant, to improve forest and riparian health in Lot X...
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