Sharing info on how wood heat bolsters sustainable forest practices, generates rural employment, and offers cost savings to those who use it #feelgoodheat
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The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation's Wood Innovations Grant program offers up to $25,000 for Vermont schools looking to repair, replace, or install a wood heating system. Limited funds are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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This past summer, the Center and its Feel Good Heat partners used the power of data and storytelling to persuade Efficiency Maine to continue offering rebates for residential pellet boiler installations.🌲🔥
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Discover the new Comparing Renewable Heating Sources page that explores automated wood heat, wood pellet stoves, and air-source heat pumps across different spaces, system costs, and climate impacts.
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Check out feelgoodheat.org/why-switch for a comparison of heating fuel prices across the Northern Forest region, including updated comparison graphics and state facts sheets for the previous 2023-2024 heating season.
A recent survey from the Alliance for Green Heat showed that 85% of pellet stove owners would buy another pellet stove if theirs broke and 90% say their stove is reliable or very reliable. Visit the link to learn more.
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Apply now to the Alliance for Green Heat for firewood bank grants. With funding comes assistance in providing drier wood, improving safety practices, and learning best practices to improve and grow your firewood bank.
firewoodbanks.org/applynow
The Alliance for Green Heat is looking to better understand why people use pellet stoves and what they like and don't like about them. If you have used a pellet stove for home heating in the past year, please that this Pellet Stove Survey.
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As New Hampshire creates the newest iteration of the state’s Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP), we urge DES to acknowledge and include the key role that New Hampshire forests and forest products play in reducing carbon emissions.
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"[Wood stoves] could be a good supplement to electric heat pumps especially if they’re displacing fossil fuels like propane or natural gas for like most people in Maine,” says Jack Shapiro of the Natural Resources Council of Maine.
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The Northern Forest Center hosted a webinar with the Alliance for Green Heat exploring carbon emissions and modern wood heat, from the forest to the flame. Read the summary and watch the recording!
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Using wood pellets for heat immediately reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 54% compared to oil and 59% to natural gas. 🌎
Learn more about the third-party lifecycle analysis: bit.ly/3t4wxfT
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Wood heat- local, renewable and affordable- again the cheapest way to heat this winter. @FeelGoodHeat_ #woodisgood
Other than wood, natural gas is the cheapest source of heating fuel in Maine right now but is a relatively new part of the energy mix here. bangordailynews.com/2023/11/…
As an environmental lawyer, David understands the complexities of managing the forest for today's habitats and tomorrow's needs. Join him as he describes the relationship between forests, birds, and wood heat.
#audubon #forestryforbirds #birdstellus #fromwoodstowarmth
Matt, Caledonia/Essex County Forester with the Vermont Forestry Division's Private Lands Program, delves into the science behind forest management and the role of modern wood heat in promoting healthy forest. #foreststewardship #woodisgood #forestproud #fromwoodstowarmth
Vermont landowner and part of the Kingdom Trails #mountainbiking network, Walter believes outdoor recreation and forest management can be complimentary. Take a walk through the woods to hear his perspective on taking care of the forest. #foreststewardship #woodisgood #forestproud
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At the Forest Service, every week is #forestproductsweek. Wood products support forest health, clean water and air, wildlife habitat, recreation, and jobs in rural communities. fs.usda.gov/features/forest-…
Not only does #woodheat help save schools money, heating with high efficiency systems keeps about 78 cents of every dollar spent in the local economy. #woodisgood #feelgoodheat feelgoodheat.org/our-stories…
It gets wicked cold in VT. Fifty school districts there use biomass to heat facilities, and over 40% of K-12 students attend wood-heated schools. We are helping schools in VT and around the country install and make these systems more efficient. #ForestProductsWeek #BioEnergyDay
Discover the stories of New Englanders advocating for sustainable forest management and transforming the perception of heating with wood 🌲 Watch the series at the link in bio. #woodheat #forestproud #renewable #sustainable #locallysourced @northern_forest
Vermont passed the Affordable Heat Act - a clean heat standard geared at reducing the state's thermal sector emissions through the transition to cleaner technologies such as modern wood heat and heat pump systems.
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The Northern Forest Center hosted a webinar with three forestry professionals to discuss how thoughtful forest management promotes healthy ecosystems, supports communities, and maintains wood flows into the future. Check out the conversation.
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