Biomass & Beyond Regional Event (November 2024)
Valley Vision hosted a regional gathering at the Folsom Community Center where attendees discussed solutions for our forests and working lands, focused on the opportunities around biomass utilization. At the event, participants took part in establishing a shared understanding of biomass utilization, exploring workforce needs surrounding forest health and management, and agricultural careers in our region, and mobilizing leaders, community members, and decision-makers for action.
Resources including the recording and presentation slides are listed below:
- Forest Entrepreneurship Training (Tuition Free) – Dec. 7th & 8th, 2024
- Report: Forest Biomass Diversion in the Sierra Nevada (2015)
Many thanks to our steering committee for assisting Valley Vision in event development:
- Erik White, Placer County Air Pollution Control District
- Tony Firenzi, Placer County Water Agency
- Kerri Timmer, Placer County
- Lindsey Nitta, We Prosper Together Leadership Council
- Norma Santiago, South of the Fork American River Collaborative
- Jeff Clary, Foundation for California Community Colleges
- Erin Kangas, North Far North Regional Consortium
This event was hosted in collaboration with the Cleaner Air Partnership, Capital Region Climate Readiness Collaborative, and the Los Rios Community College District.
