Identifying Resources and Options to Mitigate the Risk of Wildland Fires in North Dakota

IDENTIFYING RESOURCES AND OPTIONS TO MITIGATE THE RISK OF WILDLAND FIRES IN NORTH DAKOTA Final Report Prepared for: North Dakota Forest Service 307 1st Street East Bottineau, ND 58318-5422 Prepared by: Darren D. Schmidt Sheila K. Hanson Kyle E. Martin Energy & Environmental Research Center University of North Dakota Box 9018 Grand Forks, ND 50202-9018 2003-EERC-06-04 June 2003 DOE DISCLAIMER This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government, nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................................................................... iv LIST OF TABLES...........................................................................................................................v PART I – BIOMASS RESOURCES EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................2 ANALYSIS PROCEDURE.............................................................................................................2 FOREST-BASED RESOURCE ASSESSMENT............................................................................3 CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM...................................................................................6 ABANDONED BUILDINGS..........................................................................................................9 MUNICIPAL TREE WASTE........................................................................................................11 STATE AND NATIONAL PARKS..............................................................................................11 RESOURCE MAPPING................................................................................................................14 RESULTS ......................................................................................................................................20 CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................26 REFERENCES ..............................................................................................................................26 COMPLETE DATA SET OF BIOMASS RESOURCES BY COUNTY.....................Appendix A PART II – NORTH DAKOTA'S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE OF REGISTERED BOILERS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...........................................................................................................32 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................33 BACKGROUND AND ORGANIZATION OF DATA................................................................33 ContinuedY i TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) DATA ANALYSIS........................................................................................................................34 RESULTS ......................................................................................................................................34 OPPORTUNITY DISCUSSION ...................................................................................................36 Coal ..................................................................................................................................... 36 Natural Gas.......................................................................................................................... 37 Oil........................................................................................................................................ 37 Propane and Electricity ....................................................................................................... 38 CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................38 BOILER LISTINGS BASED ON FUEL TYPE AND SUMMARY STATISTICS.....Appendix A COAL-, NATURAL GAS-, AND OIL-FIRED BOILERS – LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE RELATIVE TO FOREST RESOURCES ............................................ Appendix B PART III – MARKET ANALYSIS POTENTIAL FOR VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS FROM WOOD RESOURCES IN NORTH DAKOTA SCOPE ...........................................................................................................................................51 STUDY METHODOLOGY ..........................................................................................................51 MULCH – MARKET ANALYSIS ...............................................................................................52 Mulch – Market Overview .................................................................................................. 52 Market Characteristics......................................................................................................... 53 Colored Mulch........................................................................................................... 54 Mulch – Market in North Dakota........................................................................................ 54 Supply of Mulch in North Dakota ............................................................................. 54 Demand for Mulch in North Dakota.......................................................................... 55 Marketing Strategies – Mulch Example.............................................................................. 56 Product....................................................................................................................... 56 Price ........................................................................................................................... 57 Place........................................................................................................................... 57 Promotion .................................................................................................................. 57 Examples – Mulch Ventures ............................................................................................... 58 POTENTIAL MARKETS FOR WOOD RESOURCES ...............................................................60 Composite Materials ........................................................................................................... 61 Altree................................................................................................................................... 61 ContinuedY ii TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Contract Grinding................................................................................................................ 62 Woodworking...................................................................................................................... 62 Art........................................................................................................................................ 63 REFERENCES ..............................................................................................................................63 WOOD RESOURCES SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................Appendix A iii LIST OF FIGURES PART I 1 North Dakota counties and location of significant forest resources and population .............. 3 2 Drainage basins in North Dakota............................................................................................ 4 3 Census data results for approximation of abandoned buildings ........................................... 10 4 Municipal tree waste from landfills

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