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Estimating a juniper biomass supply from private rangelands : the impact of distance and biotic factors on costs

Creator:

McCaulou, Jeff C.

Abstract:

Central Oregon has attracted attention as a potential location for a biomass industry based on a locally fixed source of western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis Hook) feedstock. This study identifies a supply of juniper from private lands to determine how much of the available juniper is economically supplied at alternative prices...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

. Western Juniper acreage has increased by over 700 percent in Eastern Oregon in the past 60 years. The