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Mission
Produce renewable energy while capturing and sequestering carbon, replacing fossil fuels, and helping restore forests
Vision
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Make Bioenergy a standard partner to sustainable forestry
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Process 1m tons of sustainably sourced biomass
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Improve the livelihood of every community we enter
Wildfire Problem
21% of trees are dead or dying (18 billion tons of biomass). 41% are damaged by insect and disease, 9.8 million acres, a 70% increase since 2021. By 2027 25% of live forest biomass is expected to die from insects or disease (USDA). Meanwhile, forest fires are up 400%, stuck in a vicious cycle of dead wood fueling fires creating more deadwood. Current Inventories of dead trees will produce 36 billion tons of CO₂ from decay or fire. That's 7X the annual emissions of the United States of 5 billion tons.
New Partners Needed
Sustainable forest management requires systematic thinning of narrow trees to prevent disease and reduce fire risk. Pulp and Paper Mills buy the majority of narrow logs. 30% of Pulp and Paper Mills have shut down since 2000 and 60% are at risk (ResourceWise). Narrow trees make up 40-80% of forests. Without supporting industry forests cannot be sustainably managed. Managed forests are 88% less vulnerable to wildfires and can recover carbon stocks in 7 years (USFS).
How Dead Wood Fuels Fire
Operating Principles
Our principles serve our mission. These principles are common knowledge for working with. They are designed to be followed in order. To be grounded in an optimistic reality, to generate buy in, to take effective action, to overcoming challenges until our mission in achieved.
Be Focused
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Embrace Passionate Vision
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Create Exciting Goals
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Keep One Priority
Speak Truthfully
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Be Honest & Supportive
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Create Empowered Teams
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Keep Your Word
Act Fast
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Bias For Action
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Create Effective Systems
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Figure It Out
Keep Growing
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Ask Questions & Learn
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Don't Give Up
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Rest, Process, Repeat
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