Welcome
The Short Rotation Woody Crops Operations Working Group is a private and public partnership. Our mission is to promote collaborative efforts in developing needed operations for plantings that comply with the principles of economic viability, ecological soundness, and social acceptance. A major activity is information sharing about the efficient development of practices and equipment to culture, harvest and handle large-scale woody biomass plantings. Biennial meetings highlight recent research results and tour SRWC planting and harvesting activity.

Activities are currently supported by membership dues, administrative supporters (NCASI, WrightLink Consulting, The Southeastern Partnership for Integrated Biomass Supply Systems), and sustaining sponsors (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Southeastern Sun Grant Initiative and The University of Tennessee Center for Renewable Carbon, ArborGen, and GreenWood Resources).

It is with great sadness that we are reporting that the woody crop community lost an exceptional professional, a great communicator and a kind, gentle, caring and thoughtful individual on January 15, 2013. Jake Eaton died after a long struggle against cancer which he fought with inspiring courage and faith.

Jake was most recently the Managing Director of European Operations for GreenWood Resources but earlier was part of the team that developed over 17,000 acres of hybrid poplar plantations in Boardman, Oregon.  Jake  served as chair of the Short-Rotation Woody Crops Operations Working group in 2002-2006.  See newsletter No. 17 for a tribute to Jake Eaton in words and pictures