Virginia Community Wood Energy Program

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The Japanese practice of 'forest bathing' is scientificially proven to be good for you Research has shown the health benefits of 'forest bathing', the act of being among the trees.

Saw Mill's Power Plant - Wood Energy Odenwald The Odenwald Wood Energy Company (Holzenergie Odenwald, HEO) in Grasellenbach (county of Bergstraße) is a merger of six sawmills from the area. Together they...

"Longwood University has practiced sustainability by heating with biomass (sawdust) for over 30 years... Current annual energy savings are more than $4.9 million when compared to burning oil..."!

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Another public school supporting people, forests and economy..."Many of the school’s fuel suppliers are local lumberyards operated by residents who are also alumni of the Rowan County school district."

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Community energy!

Biomass success in Burns, Oregon When a local school in Burns, Oregon needed to replace an aging boiler, community leaders discovered that a biomass district heating system would dramaticall...

Warm wishes from the Virginia Community Wood Energy Program

Happy Anniversary US Forest Service!

It's our anniversary! 112 years ago, Pres. Roosevelt unified all federal forest lands, creating U.S. Forest Service.

Energy from your own backyard

Wood pellets are a source of renewable energy that not only allow clean combustion using forestry and agricultural by-products, but also reduce our dependence on natural fossil fuels such as oil and gas, and improve economies by creating jobs and keeping energy dollars local.