Newsletters
NARA will host a wood-based biofuels conference Environmental impact of a slash to sugar supply chain Sugar yields from two feedstock sources
January 2016
- Lignin to plastic opportunities
- Extractives found in post-harvest forest residuals
- Slash removal and microbial communities
Nov/Dec 2015
- Measuring soil nutrient levels of intensively harvested forests
- NARA students present findings for Olympic Peninsula biomass users
- NARA introduces webinar series
October 2015
- NARA 2015 Annual Meeting
- NARA students provide supply chain data for the Olympic Peninsula
- The benefits of single vs. tandem trailers to haul post harvest forest residuals
August/Sept 2015
- Undergraduate Student Research with NARA
- New Sponsor and Categories for Imagine Tomorrow
- Bioenergy lessons for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades
- The McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS) receives international Innovative Education Award for STEM education
July 2015
- Northwest high school students present biofuel projects
- Dissertations and theses from NARA graduate students
- Wet explosion pretreatment on Douglas-fir forest residuals
June 2015
- Structured tests for grinder configurations
- Using northwest forest residuals to power a commercial flight
- NARA’s Cumulative Report is available
April/May 2015
- Students offer sugar depot designs for an existing pulp mill
- A review of processes used to convert biorefinery lignin into chemical products
- NARA offers searchable repository for bioenergy information
March 2015
- Forest residual-to-biofuel facility site analysis available for Washington and Oregon
- Webinars for educators highlight NARA’s environmental sustainability research
- Improving simple sugar production from forest residuals
February 2015
- Teacher Professional Development for Energy Literacy
- Putting “Sustainability” in Energy Education
- Wood-to-alcohol conversion technology suitable for a pulp mill retrofit
January 2015
- Determining soil nitrogen content in working forests
- Determining CO₂ emissions over time
- Producing lactic acid from cellulosic material
December 2014
- NARA’s 2014 peer-reviewed publications
- Packing forest residues for transport
- Dilute acid pretreatment on Douglas-fir residuals
November 2014
- Ranking potential Northwest biorefinery and depot sites for a wood to biofuel supply chain
- NARA and Pacific Northwest Tribes
- Harvesting valuable chemicals from fermented sugars
- Education and outreach impacts infographic
October 2014
- NARA 2014 Annual Conference
- Gauging the Impact of the Imagine Tomorrow Alternative Energy Competition
- Collecting, Processing and Transporting Forest Residuals at the Lowest Cost
September 2014
- New Report on Logging Utilization in Idaho
- Assessing the Environmental Impact of Forest Residual-Based Biojet Fuel
- Packaging Pretreated Wood Material for Transport
August 2014
- NARA’s Cumulative Report is Now Available
- Finding Ways to Improve Cellulase Activity
- Undergraduate Interns Contribute to NARA
July 2014
- Screening Douglas-fir Trees for Production of Biofuels and Other Valuable Chemicals
- Converting Wood Simple Sugars to Isobutanol
- Producing Dicarboxylic Acids from Biorefinery Lignin
June 2014
- Students, Teachers and Judges Explore Energy Solutions at the Imagine Tomorrow Competition
- Western Montana Corridor Work Available Online
- Measuring Energy Literacy
May 2014
- Locating Wood-Based Biofuel Refineries and Depots in the Pacific Northwest
- NARA Selects a Single Pretreatment Method
- Wood to Biofuel Conference Attracts a Diverse Audience
April 2014
- Grades 7-12 Biofuels Curriculum Released to Educators
- Finding the “Sweet Spot” in Isolating Simple Sugars from Wood
- Forest residues, machines and soil: How do they mix?
March 2014
- Smart Tools to Measure Slash Pile Volumes
- Training Future Educators About Biofuel Development
- Breaking Lignin into New Biomaterials
February 2014
- Lowering the Cost of Hauling Forest Residuals
- Registration Open and Speakers Set for PNW Biofuels Conference
- Forest Residuals to Biojet Fuel: Environmental Impacts and Sustainability
January 2014
- Variations of Forest Residual Biomass
- Bioenergy Alliance Network of the Rockies (BANR)
- Co-Product Development: Lignin-Rich Material To Clean The Atmosphere
December 2013
- SAVE THE DATE: NARA Will Sponsor A Northwest Wood-Based Biofuels + Co-Products Conference In April 2014
- Biofuels Knowledge Gets Placed In The Classroom
- Understanding Whether Utilizing Forest Residuals Will Deplete Soil Nutrients
September 2013
- NARA Holds Annual Meeting in Corvallis Oregon
- Students conduct biofuels research during summer break
- IDX Students present findings and request stakeholder input
- Cosmo Specialty Fibers and CLH (Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos) join the NARA alliance
August 2013
- Forest Inventory and Utilization Data
- Improving simple sugar yields from wood residuals
- Co-product development: lignin-based molecules for commercial epoxies
July 2013
- Transporting Biomass
- Coordinated Agricultural Projects (CAPs)
- Estimating Forest Biomass
June 2013
- 2013 Imagine Tomorrow competition
- Mapping Supply Chain Assets in Western Oregon and Washington
- Characterizing various feedstocks
April 2013
- Delivering Education Materials to the Classroom
- Softwoods get a new look
- NARA participates in the 2013 Small Log Conference
March 2013
- The IDX course, student opportunity for meaningful work in NARA communities
- NARA Supply Chain
- Gauging Community Acceptance, supply chain development
February 2013
- Landscape planning on a large scale: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes partner with NARA
- Garbage in—fuel out
- NARA’s Long Term Sustainability Research
December 2012
- NARA 2012 annual meeting: One year stronger and ahead to year two
- Pretreatment: the first chemical treatment in the wood to biojet/co-product conversion
- Summer undergraduates = hot research + workforce development
August 2012
- Western Montana Corridor: Putting the Pieces Together
- K-12 Teachers Take On Biofuels Literacy
- Woody Biomass: It’s A Mixed Lot