Forest products such as lumber and mill wastes can be burned to produce electricity or processed to produce ethanol. Mississippi's rich forestry industry could become a leading source for biomass used for biofuel production.

Currently in the Forestry Department at Mississippi State, research is being examined to determine the amount of available forest biomass in Mississippi. This information will be used to explore the use of forest biomass as a potential feedstock. Also,a website has been created to aid in disaster relief. To learn more about forestry research visit: http://windwoodutilization.org/
	Left- Destruction of a pine forest caused by hurricane Katrina.

Project Title:

“Evaluation of the Supply and Cost of Woody Biomass for Bio-Energy Production in Mississippi”
Dr. Donald Grebner
"Development of a response tool to aid in timber disaster recovery and wood utilization"
Dr. James P. Shepard