{"id":57,"date":"2025-05-01T11:20:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T15:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/uncategorized\/northern-michigan-cleans-out-storm-some-find-new-use-dead-wood\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T16:31:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:31:09","slug":"northern-michigan-cleans-out-storm-some-find-new-use-dead-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-environment-watch\/northern-michigan-cleans-out-storm-some-find-new-use-dead-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"As northern Michigan cleans out from storm, some find new use for dead wood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><i>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interlochenpublicradio.org\/2025-04-30\/northern-michigan-moves-to-clean-up-ice-storm-debris-by-making-energy\">coverage<\/a> is made possible through a partnership between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interlochenpublicradio.org\/\">IPR<\/a> and&nbsp;<\/i><a data-cms-ai=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/\"><i>Grist<\/i><\/a><i>, a nonprofit environmental media organization.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>At a giant dirt lot off a side road in Emmet County, the air smells sharply of pine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enormous piles of logs and branches sit around the property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Terry and Nancy Chamberlin drag pine branches out of the bed of a black pickup truck and a small trailer \u2014 trees from their five-acre property in Alanson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe got hit real hard on this. We went out here \u2014 I think this is our 10th double trip down here in three days \u2014 and we\u2019re just having a ball doing this,\u201d Terry said. \u201cAnd then I can start in the woods, which is going to take me two years to clean up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Debris from a massive ice storm at the end of March was&nbsp;<a data-cms-ai=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interlochenpublicradio.org\/ipr-news\/2025-04-15\/after-ice-storms-devastation-a-long-road-ahead-for-those-who-rely-on-northern-michigan-forests\" target=\"_blank\">strewn across the region<\/a>. A lot of it fell on power lines, causing widespread outages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But now, the same debris that knocked out the power a few weeks ago could be used to make electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>\u2018Doing the best that we can\u2019<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Utilities worked to clear much of the debris from power lines, and it was up to local emergency management teams and road commissions to figure out what to do with debris piling up around right of ways along the road and on private land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So some set up these drop off sites, where people can bring branches and trees that were damaged or destroyed by the ice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/quality-life\/power-company-god-caused-ice-storm-we-shouldnt-have-compensate-customers\"><strong>Power company: God caused ice storm; we shouldn\u2019t have to compensate customers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/outdoors-life\/slammed-northern-michigan-ice-storm-foresters-wonder-whats-next\"><b>Slammed by northern Michigan ice storm, foresters wonder what\u2019s next<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/quality-life\/30000-gallons-maple-syrup-likely-lost-historic-michigan-ice-storm\"><b>30,000 gallons of maple syrup likely lost in historic Michigan ice storm<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/quality-life\/days-after-storms-thousands-still-without-power-thats-norm-michigan\"><b>Days after storms, thousands still without power. That\u2019s the norm in Michigan<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Lindsey Walker, who works in outreach for Emmet County Recycling, said they were able to pivot to collecting wooden debris. Usually, a company will come through to grind wood debris people drop off at the county\u2019s waste facility into wood chips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have to justify mobilizing these very expensive grinders and haulers of this material. And so every two years, we\u2019re normally grinding our wood waste,\u201d she said. \u201cWe need to have about 5,000 cubic yards on the ground at any time, and now we\u2019ve got about 10 times the amount of that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some established drop-off sites have been open around the clock, receiving debris by truck, trailer and even dump trucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHaving sites that are free and ample space for the public to bring debris is really important,\u201d Walker said. \u201cSo this site has plenty of capacity for further debris, and then once we get that material ground, then we\u2019re hauling, and so there\u2019s this process of cleaning up sites as they go along. This is like us doing the best that we can with the resources that we have.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"dr-paragraph full-width-image dr-paragraph--full-width-image\">\n<div class=\"card card--bg dr-paragraph full-width-image dr-paragraph--full-width-image\">\n<div class=\"card__image\">\n<figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2431-min.jpg?resize=1300%2C867&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\" alt=\"Lindsey Walker is next to the trailer. So is Nancy and Terry Chamberlin.\"><\/figure><div>  <p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__content\">\n                                      Lindsey Walker, with Emmet County Recycling, talks to Nancy and Terry Chamberlin at a debris drop-off site on April 25, 2025. (Izzy Ross\/IPR News)\n                            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Turning heat into light<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the woody debris might go to places like landscaping businesses to use as mulch. But they\u2019re also selling it to biomass facilities nearby, which will turn that into energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI like to use the little saying that we were green before green was cool,\u201d said Tom Clift, the director of biomass operations at NorthStar Clean Energy, a company that runs four such facilities, including one in Grayling. \u201cWe\u2019ve been in the renewable power business for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NorthStar is one of the companies buying and burning that wooden debris from the storm. It uses that to create electricity. In all, the facility powers up to 38,000 homes. It works with another company, AJD Forest Products, to source and organize deliveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll wood is graded by different levels,\u201d he said. \u201cBiomass levels are really looking at the [British thermal unit] of the wood. If it\u2019s a higher quality BTU product they\u2019ll pay more because it will burn better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clift said they\u2019re not cutting down trees for wood to produce that power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAny wood product that we use here was either going to be left on the forest floor, to turn into methane and be released on its own, or it\u2019s other materials that would have gone to the landfill,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dealing with forest management and debris after natural disasters is something other areas of the country have been trying to figure out as well, such as places in the southeast&nbsp;<a data-cms-ai=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/extreme-weather\/why-the-forest-service-is-logging-after-hurricane-helene-and-why-some-say-its-a-mistake\/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>hit by Hurricane Helene<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But officials say this is an unusual issue in northern Michigan, which hasn\u2019t typically faced the same kinds of disasters. Having biomass facilities in the region make dealing with debris in this way easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Not a new idea<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Biomass refers to a range of fuels, from animal manure to trash to wood. Using biomass for energy has a&nbsp;<a data-cms-ai=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/energyexplained\/biomass\/\" target=\"_blank\">long history<\/a>. For instance, in the United States residue from wood pulp manufacturing has been a popular source of fuel for electricity over the decades, though that has declined, said Brent Sohngen, a&nbsp;<a data-cms-ai=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/aede.osu.edu\/our-people\/brent-sohngen\" target=\"_blank\"><u>professor<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;at Ohio State University who studies the economics of forestry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The relationship between biomass-fueled energy and climate is far from straightforward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a data-cms-ai=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/deaths-linked-to-soot-from-gas-biomass-overtake-coal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Public health researchers<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a data-cms-ai=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selc.org\/topic\/biomass-energy-threatens-southern-forests-and-communities\/\" target=\"_blank\">environmental groups<\/a>&nbsp;have raised alarms about biomass for years, pointing to&nbsp;<a data-cms-ai=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/energy\/logging-biomass-nature-conservancy\/\" target=\"_blank\">pollution<\/a>&nbsp;from facilities, health issues and harm to nearby communities, which are often communities of color or low-income communities, according to advocates. Critics say framing of biomass energy as better for the climate is misleading; it can rely on logging, and burning matter like wood also emits greenhouse gases. And some argue the focus should instead be on cleaner forms of energy, such as solar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are situations where biomass-fueled energy will emit more carbon than it saves, Sohngen said \u2014 for instance, logging old growth trees for fuel. But in circumstances like the ice storm, biomass could be considered a carbon-neutral energy option, because that wooden debris would otherwise decompose over time, emitting greenhouse gases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe nice thing about taking that material and using it for electricity is that it creates electricity, and if you\u2019re creating extra units of electricity from that material, then you\u2019re potentially offsetting some other source of electricity on the system on the grid,\u201d such as coal, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Removing woody debris from the landscape to burn for electricity poses other issues. One example: Dead and dying trees provide a wide range of benefits that should be considered before removing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s huge numbers of bugs that will basically use that wood material for growing themselves, and there\u2019s animals or birds or other kinds of things that\u2019ll use the bugs for their own life cycle,\u201d said Sohngen. \u201cIt\u2019s really important that, you know, we can\u2019t just take all of the dead material out of a forest and expect a forest to function well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There may also be an increasing interest in&nbsp;<a data-cms-ai=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ars.usda.gov\/midwest-area\/stpaul\/swmr\/people\/kurt-spokas\/biochar\/\" target=\"_blank\">biochar<\/a>&nbsp;following disasters like Helene, he said. Biochar is an&nbsp;<a data-cms-ai=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/science\/ancient-carbon-credit-trapped-biochar\/\" target=\"_blank\">almost pure form of carbon<\/a>&nbsp;made from heating up materials like plant matter, and can be spread out in farm fields or forests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat we found is that this biochar material has such a long life that it\u2019s a way to lock up a lot of carbon in the forest system for many, many years \u2014 millennia, even,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At another drop-off site in Emmet County, Lindsey Walker walked around yet another mound of logs and branches. Biochar is on her mind as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe rank it by highest and best use,\u201d she said of dealing with the debris. \u201cIn my world of worlds, we would be making biochar out of this, because biochar has such value for composting operations, for water filtration, for sequestering PFAS. I mean, the opportunities for biochar are endless.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But such operations aren\u2019t an option right now, she said, so they turned to biomass and other uses, like mulch for landscaping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, some debris drop-off sites will be open until things slow down, though others are closing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Road commissions are asking people not to leave wood along right-of-ways. It\u2019s also been a dry spring so far, and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources&nbsp;<a data-cms-ai=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dnr.state.mi.us\/burnpermits\/\" target=\"_blank\">has some restrictions on burning in place<\/a>&nbsp;and recommends that people check on burn permits and conditions in their area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One Cheboygan road commission official told IPR they reached out to people in the timber industry to ask about selling the wood they\u2019re collecting at sites. The only reply they\u2019ve received so far came from a lobbying group, which said the wood chip market is flooded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It may take years to fully clear the damage from a historic ice storm. Some debris will be turned into biomass and converted into energy. 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