1st Edition
Non-Timber Forest Products Medicinal Herbs, Fungi, Edible Fruits and Nuts, and Other Natural Products from the Forest
188 Pages
by
CRC Press
188 Pages
by
CRC Press
176 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Balance the culture of wildcrafting with the demands of sustainable forest management! This comprehensive book addresses the issues that arise when the primeval practice of gathering wild plants, fungi, leaves, and bark occurs in a post-industrial world. Non-Timber Forest Products: Medicinal Herbs, Fungi, Edible Fruits and Nuts, and Other Natural Products from the Forest provides a unique... Read more
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
Biography
Marla R Emery, Rebecca J Mclain
