Biomass Workshop Proceedings
Presentations
The Canadian context for forest bioenergy - where, when and how does science fit in?
1. Policy drivers – where, when and how does science fit in?
Bill Thornton (Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, ON)
2. Opportunities and challenges to biomass harvesting in Canada: an operational perspective
Mark Ryans (FPInnovations – FERIC Division, Pointe-Claire, QC)
3. Biofibre utilization: a conservation context
Trevor Hesselink (Director, Forests Program, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Wildlands League, Toronto, ON)
Expanding our understanding of where science fits into the big picture
4. Linking science, policy and operations through sustainable forest management frameworks
Brenna Lattimore (Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, ON), Jim Richardson (CANBIO & IEA Bioenergy, Ottawa, ON) and Tat Smith (Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, ON)
Canadian science: what do we know, and what are the key issues?
5. A review of research on biomass removals and site productivity relevant to the Canadian context
Evelyne Thiffault, David Paré (Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, Ste-Foy, QC), Brian Titus and Doug Maynard (Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre, Victoria, BC)
6. Panel presentation: Current site productivity research in Canada
6.1 Shannon Berch (BC Ministry of Forests and Range, Victoria, BC)
6.2 Dave Morris (Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Thunder Bay, ON)
6.3 David Paré (Natural Resources Canada, Laurentian Forestry Centre, Ste-Foy, QC)
6.4 Paul Arp (University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB) (1 of 2) (2 of 2)
7. An overview of Canadian research on biomass removals and biodiversity
Jay Malcolm (Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, ON), Wayne Bell (OMNR), Shannon Berch (BC MOFR), Bill Chapman (BC MOFR), Dave Morris (OMNR), Steve Newmaster (University of Guelph), Dan Puddister (OMNR), and Ian Thompson (NRCanada, GLFC)
8. Panel presentation: Current biodiversity research in Canada
8.1 Bill Chapman (BC Ministry of Forests and Range, Victoria, BC)
8.2 Steve Newmaster (University of Guelph, ON)
8.3 Tim Work (Université du Québec à Montréal, QC)
International science: what do we know, and what are the key issues?
9. Site productivity lessons from the USA
Jim Burger (Dept. of Forestry, College of Natural Resources, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA) and Andy Scott (USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Pineville, LA)
10. Site productivity lessons from the Nordic countries
Bengt Olsson (Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Uppsala, Sweden)
11. Biodiversity lessons from the USA
Brenda McComb (Dept. of Natural Resources Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA)
12. Biodiversity lessons from the Nordic countries
Anders Dahlberg (Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Uppsala, Sweden)
Moving science into guidelines and policy
13. Biomass harvesting guideline development: the Minnesota experience
Dick Rossman (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, Bemidji, MN) and Kurt Rusterholz (Ecologist, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources, St. Paul, MN)
14. The development of regulations and good-practice guidelines for whole-tree harvesting in Sweden
Hillevi Eriksson, Karin Hjerpe, Hans Samuelsson (Swedish Forest Agency, Jönköping, Sweden) and Heléne Lundkvist (Dept. of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Uppsala, Sweden)
15. Panel presentation: Moving science into guidelines and policy - Canadian experience
15.1 Nancy Densmore (BC Ministry of Forests and Range, Victoria, BC)
15.2 Larry Skinkle (Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Sault Ste. Marie, ON)
15.3 Michel Campagna (Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune, Québec, QC)
15.4 Shawn Morehouse (NB Department of Natural Resources, Fredericton, NB)
Posters
16. Managing forests for biofuels: assessing the tradeoffs
Juan A. Blanco, J.P. (Hamish) Kimmins, Anliang Zhong, Brad Seely and Clive Welham (Dept. of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC)
17. Incorporating bio-energy production into various forest management scenarios for Crown land in New Brunswick: a step toward forest zoning
Jean-François Carle and D.A. MacLean (Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB)
18. Nutrient cation budget and removal through harvesting: implications for the boreal forest sustainability
Louis Duchesne (Direction de la recherche forestière, Forêt Québec, Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune du Québec, Sainte-Foy, QC) and Daniel Houle (Centre Saint-Laurent, Environnement Canada, Montréal, QC)
19. Future Bioenergy – A life cycle perspective on bioenergy options in North America
Magdalena Gronowska (Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON), Yimin Zhang, Subramanian Kumarappan, Jon McKechie, Satish Joshi and Heather L. MacLean
20. Recycling wood ash to sustain soil fertility?
Toma Guillemette and Suzanne Brais (Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, QC)
21. The importance of course woody debris for insect biodiversity
Joshua Jacobs (Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Montreal, QC)
22. Sustainability concerns for bioenergy programs on USA National Forests: Facts and legal actions
Daniel G. Neary (US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Flagstaff, AZ, USA)
23. Biomass removal and maintenance of site productivity in loblolly pine plantations
Andy Scott (USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Pineville, LA, USA) and Christine Bliss
24. An index of forest site sensitivity to intensive biomass removal for the commercial forest land of Quebec (Canada)
Evelyne Thiffault (Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, Ste-Foy, QC), Suzanne Brais, David Paré, Jean-Pierre Saucier, Louis Duchesne and Alain Leduc
25. Dead wood retention and recruitment in the managed forested ecosystems of west-central British Columbia: how much is enough and how big should it be?
Melissa Todd (BC Ministry of Forests and Range, Coast Region Research Section, Nanaimo, BC) and Ruth Lloyd (Telkwa, BC)
26. Harvesting impacts on soil and lake chemistry: a critical loads perspective
Shaun Watmough (Trent University, Environmental Science, Peterborough, ON) and Julian Aherne
27. The distribution and role of coarse woody debris in nutrient retention and cycling during early stand establishment
Scott A. Wiebe (Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON), Dave Morris, Douglas Reid, Nancy Luckai and Lense Meyer
28. Arthropod responses to ecosystem management and changes in deadwood in boreal forests of Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Timothy T. Work, Kit O'Connor, Annie Hibbert, Simon Paradis (Université du Québec à Montréal, NSERC-UQAM-UQAT Chaire d'Aménagement Forestier Durable, Centre de l’étude de la forêt, Montréal, QC)
