Adaptive Learning for Scientific Management of Nontimber Forest Products in the Pacific Northwest: Looking to Russia
People have gathered non-timber forest products from forests in the Pacific Northwest for thousands of years. After the mid-1900s, however, the emerging forest market was timber but with old-...
Commercial Harvests of Edible Mushrooms from the Forests of the Pacific Northwest United States: issues, management, and monitoring for sustainability
This paper reviews edible mushroom harvesting issues and concerns, interim regulations placed by forest managers to sustain the resource while more information is acquired, unique sampling...
Commercial Moss Harvesting from Forested Lands
Moss is a non-timber forest product whose commercial importance is increasing. However, little is known about harvesting moss. This report focuses on three questions: How much moss is harvested...
Diversity and Growth of Epiphyte Mats in the Clackamas and Santiam Resource Areas
Lichens and bryophytes help add to the diversity of our forests in the Pacific Northwest. Both lichens and bryophytes are being removed from the forest but little is known about the recovery rate...
Growing Ginseng
American Ginseng is a fleshy root native to cool and shady hard wood forests. Wild Ginseng has been harvested for many years and is cultivated commercially for its root, both in its natural range...
Inventory & Appraisal Methodologies for Special Forest Products prepared for North Santiam Canyon Economic Development Committee
The forests of the Pacific Northwest have provided a multitude of valuable products for hundreds of years. During the last century, forests have provided lumber to a growing international market....
Oregon Truffles: A Culinary Delight from the Forest
Truffles are the fruiting bodies of mycorrhizal fungi that live in soil and associate with tree roots. The truffle fruits below ground and is common in the Pacific Northwest Douglas fir forests....
The OMS Chanterelle Study
In 1986, the Oregon Mycological Society initiated a ten-year project to study the impacts of commercial harvesting on Pacific Northwest forest ecosystems. The specific purpose was to investigate...
