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Harvest configuration(s) employed as below by percent of volume/area:
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Ground based, manual felling, manual processing, log yarding, tops left
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Ground based, manual felling, manual processing, log and tops yarded or whole tree yarded
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Ground based, mechanical felling, whole tree yarding
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Ground based, mechanical CTL, tops left
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Ground based, mechanical CTL, tops yarded
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Cable system, manual felling, manual processing, log yarding, tops left
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Cable system, manual felling, manual processing, log and tops yarded or whole tree yarded
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How would you characterize your progress with regard to compliance with road maintenance and abandonment plans?
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Would you anticipate this impacting any biomass recovery efforts on your ownership?
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What percentage of your operable ownership is suitable for ground base yarding?
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What percentage of your ownership is inoperable (rock, unstable slopes, etc.)?
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What periods of the year are operations restricted or shut down?
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What are the reasons for the restriction or shut down?
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Is prescribed fire and pile burning an air quality issue for this area?
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How is slash treated post operation: piled, left unconsolidated in unit, both?
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Have you been recovering biomass material from within the Ownership within the past 5 years?
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If yes, do you have the ability to track biomass recovery volumes from specific harvest units?
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If yes, what are the biomass material recovery factors (GT or BDT/MBF harvested)?
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Would you know what the gross biomass estimates (GT or BDT/MBF) are in units where biomass recovery has occurred? What would you estimate the total percentage of biomass from your ownership is recovered? Characterization of retained down woody material in unit post operation (size, distribution, description)? Could you provide data related to retained woody material on forest operations and how they might differ from unit to unit?
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Could you provide estimates of volume retained?
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If yes, have you been receiving any stumpage for recovered material?
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If no, what are the primary limitations to biomass recovery?
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Operational restrictions:
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Economic restrictions:
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Is road maintenance an issue for biomass recovery?
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Is biomass recovery currently integrated into harvest activity?
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Would this reduce road maintenance associated solely with biomass recovery? Estimated road maintenance costs if biomass recovery occurs after harvest operation is closed out?
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What is the estimated percentage of the Ownership accessible by conventional 53' chip van?
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What size chip van or equipment has been employed for biomass that has been recovered from the ownership?
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What is the estimated distance to the nearest biomass market?
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Contact information for biomass processing contractors operating upon the Ownership
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