About
The Alaska Wood Energy Development Task Group (AWEDTG) consists of a coalition of federal and state agencies and not-for-profit organizations that have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore opportunities to increase the utilization of wood for energy and biofuels production in Alaska. These organizations include: the Alaska Energy Authority; Alaska Village Initiatives; Denali Commission; Juneau Economic Development Council; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry; USDA Farm Service Agency, Alaska; USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Alaska; USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station; USDA Rural Development, Alaska; USDI Bureau of Indian Affairs, Alaska; USDI Bureau of Land Management, Alaska; USDOC Economic Development Administration, Alaska; The Nature Conservancy; Tanana Chiefs Conference; Southeast Conference; Uni- versity of Alaska Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension Service; and USDA Forest Service, Alaska Region.
Partners

USDA

US Forest Service
Committee Members

Karen Petersen
Biomass Coordinator for Southeast Conference
Pricilla Morris
U.S. Forest Service Program Contact

Amanda Byrd
UAF Alaska Center For Energy & Power Program Contact
Vacant
United States Department of Energy Program Contact

Robert Venables
Southeast Conference Program Contact
Will Putnam
Tanana Chiefs Conference Program Contact

Julia Nave
The Nature Conservancy Program Contact
Shirley Kelly
USDOC Economic Development Administration, Program Contact

Eric Geisler
USDI Bureau of Land Management Program Contact
Edward Morgan
USDI Bureau of Indian Affairs Program Contact

Misty D. Hull
USDA Rural Development Program Contact

David L. Nicholls
USDA Pacific Northwest Research Station, Program Contact

Bryan Scoresby
USDA Farm Service Agency Program Contact

Clay Good
Renewable Energy Project Alaska, Program Contact

Trevor Dobell-Carlson
Alaska DNR Division of Forestry Program Contact

Michelle Deckard
Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation Program Contact
Thomas Wolf
Denali Commission Program Contact

Charles Parker
Alaska Village Initiatives Program Contact

Taylor Asher
Alaska Energy Authority Program Contact

Dan Smith
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium