The Tongass Futures Roundtable, in cooperation with The Nature Conservancy and the Sitka Conservation Society, is sponsoring a wood biomass energy conference for October 29-30 in Sitka’s Centennial Building.  The purpose of the workshop will be to detail the opportunities for use of wood for energy use in Southeast Alaska.  With the prohibitively high cost of electricity in communities without hydroelectric power and the high cost of fuel for heating homes and buildings, cost effective, alternative solutions are critical to the future of the region.  This workshop will provide information to community leaders, government officials, investors, and interested residents on the solutions available through the use of wood biomass.  An agenda for the workshop will be posted soon.