ecoPower will help landowners grow healthier and more productive forests. Until now, landowners were unable to market the low quality, fire damaged logs that prevent the regrowth of high quality trees whose hardwood lumber will be prized by future generations.

The development of bioenergy will help many eastern Kentucky forest landowners remove low quality logs from their forests to make way for the regrowth of vigorous new forests for future generations. Vigorous, healthy forests turn carbon dioxide into wood more efficiently.

Sustainable forestry utilizes forest management practices that ensure that forests are improved for future generations. ecoPower encourages forest landowners to use best management practices to protect water quality, cultural resources and endangered species.