8th Biennial Short Rotation Woody Crops Operations Working Group Short Rotation Woody Crops in a Renewable Energy Future: Challenges and Opportunities

Monday, October 18, 2010

8:10 - 9:30 am

Plenary Session I (abstracts)

• Billion Ton Study: Laurence Eaton, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Development in SRC willow R&D in Northern Ireland, UK: Alistair McCracken, Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute
• Digging into the costs of short rotation coppice crops in Canada: Darren Allen, Canadian Forestry Service

9:30 - 10:00 am

Posters (abstracts)

• Genetic potential of loblolly pine for hydraulic conversion to Ethanol: David Barker, North Carolina State University
• Diversity of pathogen fungi affecting shrub willows (Salix spp.) grown in short rotation biomass plantations in NY State: Shawn Kenaley, Cornell University
• Evaluation of Salix spp. genotypes from European, Swedish & American breeding programmes: Alistair McCracken, Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute, N. Ireland
• The economics of SRC willow & hybrid poplar afforestation biomass production for bioenergy in Ontario, inclusive & exclusive of carbon values: Dan McKenney, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service
• Comparing the soil CO2 flux in SRWC (salix dasyclados) stand as affected by tear out & continues production treatments: Renato Pacaldo, SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
• Introducing alley cropping on the Canadian prairies: Shannon Poppy, Saskatchewan Research Council
• Early results for a biomass production system using black willow, eastern cottonwood & American sycamore under two levels of fertility: Jamie Schuler, University of Arkansas-Monticello

10:00 - 11:40 am

Presentations Topic Area: Silviculture and Harvesting (abstracts)

• Technologies for harvesting short rotation woody crops: Dana Mitchell, US Forest Service, Southern Research Stanton
• Development of a Harvesting System for Short Rotation Willow & Hybrid Poplar Biomass Crops:Larry Abrahamson, SUNY-ESF
• Effects of planting density on growth, mortality, and yield of short rotation willow corps (Salix spp.): Tim Volk & Jesse Caputo, SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
• Four years of herbicide trials for shrub willow biomass production systems in the Upper Peninsular of Michigan: Raymond Miller, Michigan State University, Forest & Biomass Innovation Center (Table)
• Yield, profitability, and optimum harvest scheduling of Eucalyptus spp. in Florida: Matthew Langholtz, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

12:45 pm - 2:30 pm

Presentations Topic Area: Regional Feedstock Partnerships (abstracts)

• Cooperative linkage for Populus research and applications in North America: a comprehensive database from 1980 to 2010: Ronald Zalesny, Jr., US Forest Service Northern Research Station
• Developing the bioeconomy in southeastern Ontario: lessons learned from the Domtar hybrid poplar plantations: Jaconette Mirck, Queen's University, Department of Geography
• The use of agroforestry principles to grow biomass for bioenergy in southern Ontario, Canada: a case study using tree-based intercropping as an example: Naresh Thevathasan & Remi Cardinael, University of Guelph, School of Environmental Sciences

3:00-4:45 pm

Presentations Topic Area: Social and Economic Dimensions (abstracts)

• Economic impact of federal incentives on SRWC willow projects in New York State: Thomas Buchholz, SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
• A protocol for identifying suitable testing & development sites in poplar energy production systems in Midwest, USA: Ronald Zalesny, Jr., US Forest Service, Northern Research Station
• Expert survey on adaption issues related to four short-rotation afforestation & agroforestry systems: Sylvain Masse, Canadian Forestry Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre (Not Presented)
• Nutrients supply rate, bioavailability & uptake in SR willow coppice system receiving varying rates of organic & inorganic soil amendments: Amos Quaye, SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
• The Canadian Wood Fibre Centre SRWC Program: scientific, operational, & technical development activities: Derek Sidders, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Wood Fibre Centre

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Concurrent Sessions Topic Area: Biomass (abstracts)

• Aboveground biomass production of 30 shrub willow & 7 poplar varieties over four coppice harvest cycles: Tim Volk, SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
• Above & below-ground biomass & soil organic carbon inventories of willow biomass crops across a 19 year chronosequence: Rentato Pacaldo, SUNY- College of Environmental Science & Forestry
• SRWC published & reported yields in US poplars, willows & pines: Lynn Wright, WirghtLink Consulting
• Challenges in mapping yields & modeling production of woody crops: Laurence Eaton, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• SR yields of pure & mixed family plots of loblolly pine: Dana Nelson, US Forest Service, Southern Research Station
• SRWC research at the University of Illinois: Gary Kling, University of Illinois

Concurrent Sessions Topic Area: Genetics, Pathology and Wood Science (abstracts)

• Selection of pest & disease resistant high-yielding shrub willows (Salix spp.) for biomass production from novel species hybrid pedigrees: Kimberly Cameron, Cornell University, Department of Horticulture
• Molecular genetic basis for variation in lignocellulosic biomass composition in shrub willow (Salix spp.) bioenergy crops: Michele Serapiglia, Cornell University, Department of Horticulture
• Prediction of long-term canker disease damage from the responses of juvenile poplar clones to inoculation with Septoria musiva: Glen Stanosz & Jerry Welland, University of Wisconsin
• Adaptation to climate change: identification of climatically resilient hybrid poplar cultivars: Steve Chin, Michigan State University
• Inter-correlations of physical & chemical properties amongst hybrid poplars grown in Wisconsin, Minnesota, & Iowa: Ray Francis, SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
• Hot water extraction of shrub willow & sugar maple chips reduces ash content, increases energy content: A. Cabrera, SUNY College of Environmental Science of Forestry

10:30 am - 11:45 am

Plenary Session II (abstracts)

• Expanded deployment options for SRW cropping systems: Marilyn Buford, US Forest Service, Washington Office
• Poplar clones for SRWC: results of field trials in Germany & Austria: Georg von Wuehhlisch, Von Thuenen Institute for Forest Genetics, Germany
• Roadmap in developing willow biomass plantations in Saskatchewan: the first three years: Ken Van Rees, University of Saskatchewan, Department of Soil Science

1:00 pm - 5:45 pm

Catch the bus for the local tour

Video Preview of Tour (QuickTime movie)

Solvay Settling Basin and Case New Holland single pass and cut chip harvester demonstration