Non-Timber Forest Products

Abstract

Contents * Introduction * Section I: Non-Timber Forest Products, Past and Present * International Non-Timber Forest Product Issues * Brief Overview of Historical Non-Timber Forest Product Use in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and Upper Midwest * Aboriginal Use of Non-Timber Forest Products in Northwestern North America: Applications and Issues * An Overview of Non-Timber Forest Products in the United States Today * Non-Timber Forest Products in Local Economies: The Case of Mason County, Washington * Section II: Research of Non-Timber Forest Products in the Pacific Northwest * Research in Non-Timber Forest Products: Contributions of the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station * Productivity and Sustainable Harvest of Edible Forest Mushrooms: Current Biological Research and New Directions in Federal Monitoring * Socio-Economic Research on Non-Timber Forest Products in the Pacific Northwest * Section III: Socio-Political Considerations for Non-Timber Forest Product Management * Why is Non-Timber Forest Product Harvesting an "Issue"? Excluding Local Knowledge and the Paradigm Crisis of Temperate Forestry * Who Knows? Local Non-Timber Forest Product Knowledge and Stewardship Practices in Northern Michigan * Recent Trends: Non-Timber Forest Product Pickers in the Pacific Northwest * Expanding Non-Timber Forest Product Harvester/Buyer Participation in Participation in Pacific Northwest Forest Policy * Synthesis and Future Directions for Non-Timber Forest Product Research in the United States * Index * Reference Notes Included