General harvesting issues, concerns, and recommendations for alabama forest owners.

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Author	Jeter, Jim Bmp, Statewide
Abstract	It is important for Alabama forest owners to understand what is going on with woody biomass harvesting in Alabama, and how the issues involved will affect some of their forest management strategies. ISSUES and CONCERNS: While definitions of woody biomass are usually similar, there can be surprising differences. These differences in definitions are at the center of a national debate as Congress considers a new energy policy as well as a cap and trade bill involving carbon sequestration. There are some factions that want a very narrow definition allowing only a small portion of usable woody biomass to meet the standards within these two bills; then there is the other side that prefers a broader definition that would be advantageous to most woodland landowners. Technically, the term woody biomass includes all the trees and woody plants in the forest, woodlands, or rangelands. This biomass includes limbs, tops, needles, leaves, and other woody parts. In practice, woody biomass usually refers to material that has historically had a low value or no economic value and cannot be sold as timber or pulpwood. At present this is the case in Alabama and most of the southeastern states. In the South, woody biomass that has
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Subject Keyword	Woody Biomass Alabama Forest Owner General Harvesting Issue Term Woody Biomass Woodland Landowner Trade Bill Southeastern State National Debate Usable Woody Biomass Carbon Sequestration Woody Plant Narrow Definition Management Strategy Low Value Small Portion Woody Part New Energy Policy Woody Biomass Harvesting Surprising Difference Economic Value
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