At an April 23 news conference in Berkeley on collaborations to lessen fire danger near urban areas, Governor Gavin Newsom asked Biosciences ALD Mary Maxon to answer a question on the use of biomass from forest-thinning. She discussed bio-based strategies to utilize forest biomass in biorefineries. https://www.gov.ca.gov/2019/04/23/newsom-warns-of-wildfire-risk-to-urban-communities-across-state/