Diversity is the core of the Western Region's strengths.

The Western Region is a culturally diverse area with widely variable environments and ecosystems.  There are large amounts of woody biomass and some areas with potential for high yield crop production, in addition to waste and residues from the large variety of crops and timber grown in the area.  Rural areas have large distance between population centers and this region frequently has limited production scale, and in some situations, areas have limited infrastructure.

U.S. Department of Transportation-Funded Competitive Grants 2009 Awarded

In April 2009, the WRC awarded funding to seven projects throughout the Western region.  These projects explore regionally unique feedstocks, such as grass straw, camelina, and sweet sorghum.  Click on the Center Activites link for more information.