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Yellow Wood Notes, Summer 2015

Yellow Wood in Transition; Update on Our Work; WealthWorks; Presentations; Measurement; Staffing News; Reading & Watching


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Wealth Creation Through Sustainable Forestry: Generating Wealth Creation Models in the Appalachian Wood-products Industry

This report examines and presents wealth creation models adapted to the needs and context of sustainable forestry in Appalachia.


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Forestry and Wood Products Sector Survey: Summary of Findings

Vermont’s Working Lands Enterprise Board (WLEB) is engaged in a project to provide a systems analysis of the forestry and wood products industry in Vermont. Yellow Wood Associates is working with the Forestry Subcommittee (composed of both WLEB and…


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Community Development v.45, i.5, Special Issue: Rural Wealth Creation as a Sustainable Economic Development Strategy

Many rural areas in the United States find themselves struggling to build local assets and create wealth. They often struggle to hold on to the wealth that is created within their boundaries. Conventional approaches to community and economic development…


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Case Study: Increasing the Use of Sustainable Wood Energy

This case study profiles Yellow Wood's work with the US Forest Service Wood Education Resource Center to increase the use of sustainable wood energy.  Yellow Wood worked with Richmond Energy Associates to provide independent, third party biomas feasibility…


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Case Study: Community Forestry Workshop

This case study profiles Yellow Wood's work for the Quebec Labrador Foundation on a Community Forestry Workshop in Gorham, New Hampshire. This workshop was undertaken as part of our work with the National Community Forestry Center - Northern Forest…


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Practicing Community Forestry in the Northern Forest of the United States

This paper describes preliminary learning from a project designed to test new ways of providing services to rural forested communities in the United States.


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Community Forestry Made Real: Case Studies in Landowner Cooperation

This report describes the efforts of several Vermont forest landowners who developed cooperative relationships with their neighbors in order to provide habitat for wildlife.


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So, You're Thinking of Starting a Forest Landowner Co-Op?: An Annotated Bibliography

An annotated bibliography describing materials and resources available in the Northern Forest for those interested in finding out more about how, why, and when cooperative action forest landowners makes-sense ecologically, economically, and socially.


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Forest Ownership & Forest Management in the Northern Forest

A selectively annotated bibliography containing materials collected between March, 2000 and November, 2001 while reviewing the literature connecting forest ownership and forest management in the Northern Forest region.


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Engaging Residents in Planning for Municipal Forests: A Case Study of Lincoln, Vermont

Town forests are a unique aspect of forestry in New England. Originally intended as a source of wood supply for the town, these forests now provide a means for educating the community about the value of working forests. This case study of Lincoln,…


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Finding Middle Ground Through the Arts: Using the Arts to Articulate a Balance between "Wood" and "Woods"

This report chronicles the Middle Ground Collaborative and its development of an interactive exhibit to tour the state of Maine in an attempt to generate dialogue about the history and future of Maine's forest resources. This report compiles the research…


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Changing from Industrial to Non-Industrial Ownership in the Northern Forest: A Case Study

This report serves dual purposes: it reports on the findings of a research project and also explores the process of participatory research using a case study approach. This is a story of a volatile industry looking for answers. This report contains…


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What is Participatory Research and Why Does it Matter?

A compilation of six readings chosen to provide examples of participatory research in the United States and Canada.


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Meeting the Needs of Communities and Forests: The Development of a Biomass Energy System in Richford, Vermont

Summarizes the learnings and insights of a group of citizens from Richford, Vermont as they have explored the issues relating to the supply and harvesting of biomass from local lands. The Richford Wood Initiative (RWI) has been meeting regularly since…


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School-Based Forest Education in the Northern Forest

A description of several school-based forest education programs in the Northern Forest Region- Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York.


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The Story of the East Branch of Fish Creek Working Group in Tug Hill, New York

This report demonstrates how a grassroots effort to protect forest values can succeed where top-down federal and state efforts failed.


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Choices and Challenges in Town Forest Management

A report summarizing a workshop on town forest management held in Gorham, New Hampshire in September of 2003. This workshop, sponsored by the National Community Forestry Center, Northern Forest Region and the Quebec-Labrador Foundation/Atlantic Center…


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Waiting and Seeing in Coos County: The Promise and Promises of Lake Umbagog

This report describes the experience and responses of several communities in northern New Hampshire when their local forestland became the object of broad public interest. Author Thomas Brendler tells the story of how the Umbagog National Wildlife…


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What is Community Forestry and Why Does It Matter?

This report provides an overview for all those interested in learning more about community forestry, combining original material with articles by several well known community forestry practitioners to create a concise introduction to this fascinating…


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Who's Planning for Forests?: Results from a Region-Wide Contest

This report summarizes results of the 2001 Town Plans contest, with excerpts from most of the submissions.


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Community Roadmap to Renewable Woody Biomass Energy

A civic decision making tool for evaluating the viability of wood biomass district heating systems for New Hampshire communities.


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Case Study: Leadership in Community Wealth Creation

This case study profiles Yellow Wood's project management work with the Wealth Creation in Rural Communities - Building Sustainable Livelihoods (WealthWorks) initiative.


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The Forests and the Wood Products Sector in Appalachian Kentucky: What We Heard and What We Learned

What are the opportunities and challenges for sustainable rural development in the forests and wood products sector of Appalachian Kentucky? The participants in the Ford Foundation Regional Learning Project Team engaged in a discovery project, interviewing…


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Transitioning to a Restoration Economy: A Case Study of Oregon's Forestry Sector

This case study explores a developing restoration forest economy and its positive impacts along the forest products value chain; these impacts can be seen both in terms of wealth retention and creation and of forging linkages between rural and urban…


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Biomass Heating Analysis for the Academy School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for the Academy School.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Alexandria Central School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet or woodchip heating system makes sense for the Alexandria Central School.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Applegate Apartments

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing both woodchip and pellet biomass scenarios for providing heat and hot water at the Applegate Apartment Complex.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Barnet School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for the Barnet School.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Berkshire Hardwoods, Inc.

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a semi-automated woodchip system makes sense for Berkshire Hardwoods, a family-owned business providing hardwood lumber throughout the Northeast and Canada.
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Guide to Public Outreach for Biomass Projects

This guide, produced as part of the Wood Energy Utilization Services project, is meant to show the steps to effective public outreach for biomass projects.
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Is Woody Biomass Right for You?: Biomass Pre-Feasibility Reports

This publication provides overview information about the Wood Energy Utilization Services project and summary lists of the reports created for the project.


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Biomass Heating Analysis for Brasher Falls Central School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Brasher Falls Central School District outlining whether or not woodchip heating makes sense for their St. Lawrence campus facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Buckland Shelburne Elementary School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for the Buckland Shelburne Elementary School.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Burrows Paper

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to Burrows Paper outlining whether or not biomass energy makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. Two scenarios were analyzed for this study – one analyzes the addition…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Canton Central School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to Canton Central School outlining whether or not a woodchip heating system makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Clifton-Fine Central School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Clifton-Fine Central School outlining whether or not wood pellet heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Clifton-Fine Hospital

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Clifton-Fine Hospital outlining whether or not wood pellet heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Colrain Central School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for the Colrain Central School.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Colton-Pierrepont Central School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Colton-Pierrepont Central School outlining whether or not woodchip heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Dummerston Town School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for the Dummerston Town School System
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Eminence Elementary School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Eminence R-I Elementary School outlining whether or not biomass heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. The biomass scenario analyzed for this report…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Fairfield Center School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for the Fairfield Center School


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Biomass Heating Analysis for Fannett-Metal School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing both woodchip and pellet biomass scenarios for providing heat and hot water at the Fannett-Metal School District
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Biomass Heating Analysis for FiberMark

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to FiberMark outlining whether or not woodchip heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Flood Brook Union School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for the Flood Brook Union School


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Biomass Heating Analysis for Gainesville R-V School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Gainesville R-V School District outlining whether or not biomass heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. The biomass scenario analyzed for this report…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Hardwick Elementary School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for the Hardwick Elementary School
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Hawlemont Regional School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for the Hawlemont Regional School
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Biomass Heating Analysis for HDK Wood Products

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to HDK Wood Products (HDK) outlining whether or not a wood heating system makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. The biomass scenario analyzed for this report included…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Hermon DeKalb Central School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Hermon-DeKalb Central School outlining whether or not a biomass heating system makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. This study analyzes two different biomass…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Indiana Area Senior High School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to Indiana Area Senior High School outlining whether or not a biomass heating project makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. This study analyzes the installation of…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Jersey Shore Area School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Jersey Shore Area School District outlining whether or not a biomass heating system makes sense for the District from a practical perspective. This study analyzes three different…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for the Kazon Building

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for the Kazon Building. The Kazon Building is a mixed-use building (with office space and apartments) with about 22 occupants in West Rutland.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Lakewoods Resort

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to Lakewoods Resort outlining whether or not a biomass energy project makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. This study analyzes three different biomass scenarios,…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Lewis County Complex

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Lewis County Complex outlining whether or not woodchip heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Margaretville Hospital

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to Margaretville Hospital outlining whether or not biomass heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. The biomass scenario that was analyzed for this report includes…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Mifflinburg Area School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a district energy scenario usingy a central woodchip boiler heating system makes sense for the Mifflinburg Area School District.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Minerva Town Garage Complex

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Minerva Town Garage complex outlining whether or not installing a cordwood boiler makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.


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Biomass Heating Analysis for Mohawk Trail Regional High School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing both woodchip and pellet biomass scenarios for providing heat and hot water at the Mohawk Trail Regional High School
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Morristown School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing both woodchip and pellet biomass scenarios for providing heat and hot water at the Morristown School District.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Mountain-View Birch Tree Liberty Junior / Senior High School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Mountain View-Birch Tree (MV-BT) Liberty High School outlining whether or not biomass heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. The biomass scenario analyzed…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Old Forge Properties

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment analyzing whether or not a district energy scenario usingy a central woodchip boiler heating system makes sense for Old Forge Properties. Old Forge Properties is the parent company to three business units: Enchanted…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for the Orange Center School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Orange Center School outlining whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Oxford Hills School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to Oxford Hills School District outlining whether or not biomass energy makes sense for the Harrison Elementary School, Oxford Elementary School, Oxford Hills Middle School, Paris Elementary…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Penns Manor Area School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to Penns Manor Area School District outlining whether or not a biomass heating project makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. This study analyzes two different biomass…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Perry County School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Perry County School District outlining whether or not biomass heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. The biomass scenario analyzed for this report envisions…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Potsdam Central School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Potsdam Central School outlining whether or not woodchip heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Riley County Grade School & High School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment that provides two analyses, one investigating the benefits of a pellet heating system for the Riley County Grade School and one investigating a pellet system for the Riley County High School.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for the Robinson Elementary School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Robinson Elementary School outlining whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Rolla Junior High School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Rolla Junior High School outlining whether or not biomass heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. The biomass scenario analyzed for this report envisions…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Rutland Town School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Rutland Town School outlining whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Salmon River Central School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Salmon River Central School District outlining whether or not woodchip heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Sharon Elementary School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Sharon Elementary School outlining whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Southern Fulton Elementary School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to Southern Fulton Elementary School outlining whether or not a biomass heating project makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. This study analyzes two different biomass…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Ellington Schools / Southern Reynolds Co. R-II

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to Southern Reynolds County R-II Ellington Campus outlining whether or not biomass heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. The biomass scenario analyzed for…
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Biomass and Green Building Heating Analysis for South Kortright District Heating

The pre-feasibility assessments included in this report are specifically tailored to South Kortright, outlining whether or not a woodchip district energy system makes sense for this community from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Steelville Elementary and Middle Schools

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Steelville R-III School District outlining whether or not biomass heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. The biomass scenario analyzed for this report…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Town of Webb Union Free School District

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment that analyzes two different biomass scenarios for heating the School. One scenario analyzes the installation of a wood pellet boiler while the other scenario analyzes the installation of a semi-automated woodchip…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Trapp Family Lodge

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Trapp Family Lodge outlining whether or not biomass heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective. Two scenarios were analyzed for this study – both scenarios…
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Biomass Heating Analysis for United Helpers Cedars Complex

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the United Helpers Cedars Complex outlining whether or not wood pellet heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Wallingford Elementary School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Wallingford Elementary School outlining whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Washington Village School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Washington Village School outlining whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for Watertown Industrial Center

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Watertown Industrial Center outlining whether or not woodchip heating makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for the West Rutland School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the West Rutland School outlining whether or not a wood pellet heating system makes sense for this facility from a practical perspective.
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Biomass Heating Analysis for the Winchendon School

This report is a pre-feasibility assessment specifically tailored to the Winchendon School outlining three different biomass scenarios that included a pellet system to serve the Main building; a pellet system to serve the string of buildings running along…
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Wood Energy Utilization Support Final Report: Appendices

These appendices contain supplemental material for the final report compiled by Yellow Wood, documenting work undertaken by Yellow Wood Associates and Richmond Energy Associates, on behalf of the USDA Forest Service, to identify potential candidates…


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Wood Energy Utilization Support Final Report: Executive Summary

An executive summary of work undertaken by Yellow Wood Associates and Richmond Energy Associates, on behalf of the USDA Forest Service, to identify potential candidates for biomass energy and provide biomass pre-feasibility studies. Yellow Wood worked…


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Wood Energy Utilization Support Final Report

A final report of work undertaken by Yellow Wood Associates and Richmond Energy Associates, on behalf of the USDA Forest Service, to identify potential candidates for biomass energy and provide biomass pre-feasibility studies. The report summarizes…


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Yellow Wood Notes, Spring 2007

National Network of Forest Practitioners; Green Community Technologies, etc.; What's New at Yellow Wood?; Spring Puzzler and Spring Reading


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Yellow Wood Notes, Summer 2000

Using Community-Based Measurement; Social Capital; What's Next for See the Forest?; Performance Standards for Community Services; Environmental Technologies and Rural Development; National Community Forestry Center; Celebrating Our Fifteenth Birthday


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Yellow Wood Notes, Summer 2001

Updates on Our Work; A Summer Puzzler; Using a Listserv to Create Connections; National Community Forestry Center Update; Mike Ballard joins the staff of YWA


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Yellow Wood Notes, Summer 2004

Updates on Our Work; Update on Past Clients; Stories for the Northern Forest; Action to Outcome Mapping; What's New at YWA?; YWA Now on GSA; Summer Puzzler and Summer Reading


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Yellow Wood Notes, Summer/Fall 2006

Update on our Work: Measurement, Community Forestry, Home Town Competitiveness, and More; What's New at Yellow Wood?; Summer Puzzler and Summer Reading


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Yellow Wood Notes, Summer 2011

Update on Our Work: Community Roadmap to Renewable Woody Biomass Energy; Wealth Creation in Rural Communities; 25th Anniversary Party; You Get What You Measure© Presentations


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Yellow Wood Notes, Winter 2001

Updates on Our Work; Technological Options for Rural Communities; Measuring Missouri; A Real Tough Puzzler; National Community Forestry Center; New Faces; Coming of Age in St. Albans, VT


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Yellow Wood Notes, Winter 2002

Training for Measurement Guides; Promote Learning with a Game of Jeopardy; Assisting Displaced Furniture Makers; See the Forest SM Heads South


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Yellow Wood Notes, Winter 2003

YWA Gets Trade Mark; Defining a Researchable Question; What Our Former Clients Are Doing; National Community Forestry Center; Spoonerisms


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Yellow Wood Notes, Winter 2004

Updates on Our Work; Update on Former Clients; Telling Stories for the Northern Forest; Using the Dialogue Method; Winter Puzzler and Winter Reading


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Yellow Wood Notes, Winter 2005

Update on our Work; Updates on Former Clients; Stories for the Northern Forest; A Tool for Increasing Effectiveness of Board Members; What's new at YWA?; Winter Puzzler and Winter Reading


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