Full Project Title: Quantify and characterize the biomass available at each of the ten initial landscapes

Project Identification Number: WIU1

This research is designed to guide decision-makers as they thin fuels on ten western landscapes and beyond. The project will explore how much biomass is present on these landscapes and how much could be harvested. The team plans to:   

• Quantify the amount of biomass on each of the ten landscapes. The researchers will explore several management scenarios and several amounts of harvests. They will update a model called the Economics of Biomass Removal.  
• Map mill capacity near the ten initial landscapes.  
• Explore volumes and values for various budgets, objectives, and economic conditions.  
• Evaluate the potential for new uses of treatment products.  
• Characterize the cost, revenue, jobs, and wildfire changes under several conditions and assumptions.  

In the long run, removing hazardous fuels is likely to affect the timber supply. This research will be useful for national forests and others who are removing hazardous fuels while considering market conditions, costs, and broader forest management objectives.       

This project was funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Provision 40803. This research supports the agency's Wildfire Crisis Strategy.