Nontimber Forest Products in the United States

by Jones, Eric T.; McLain, Rebecca J.; Weigand, James F.

• ISBN13: 9780700611669
• ISBN10: 0700611665
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas

Summary

A quiet revolution is taking place in America's forests. Once seen primarily as stands of timber, our woodlands are now prized as a rich source of a wide range of commodities, from wild mushrooms and maple sugar to hundreds of medicinal plants whose uses have only begun to be fully realized. Now as timber harvesting becomes more mechanized and requires less labor, the image of the lumber-jack is being replaced by that of the forager.

This book provides the first comprehensive examination of nontimber forest products (NTFPs) in the United States, illustrating their diverse importance, describing the people who harvest them, and outlining the steps that are being taken to ensure access to them. As the first extensive national overview of NTFP policy and management specific to the United States, it brings together research from numerous disciplines and analytical perspectives -- such as economics, mycology, history, ecology, law, entomology, forestry, geography, and anthropology -- in order to provide a cohesive picture of the current and potential role of NTFPs

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	xi
Preface	xiii
Introduction	xvii
Rebecca J. McLain
Eric T. Jones
PART ONE. Past and Present
Historical Overview of Nontimber Forest Product Uses in the Northeastern United States	3	(23)
Marla R. Emery
The Relevance of Sociocultural Variables to Nontimber Forest Product Research, Policy, and Management	26	(26)
Eric T. Jones
Kathryn Lynch
Case Study, Workers in the Woods: Confronting Rapid Change	52	(5)
Richard Hansis
Case Study. Overview of Cultural Traditions, Economic Trends, and Key Species in Nontimber Forest Products of the Pacific Northwest	57	(8)
James Weigand
Case Study. The American Southwest	65	(10)
James Weigand
Case Study. The Caribbean Basin: Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands	75	(6)
James Weigand
Case Study. California	81	(6)
James Weigand
Case Study. Culture and Nontimber Forest Products in the American Pacific Tropics	87	(9)
James Weigand
Case Study. The Hidden Bounty of the Urban Forest	96	(12)
Paul Jahnige
Case Study. Rio Grande National Forest	108	(7)
Vice Spero
Carol Fleming
PART TWO. Commerce and Conservation
Nontimber Forest Product Commerce	115	(36)
Susan J. Alexander
James Weigand
Keith A. Blatner
Ecological Considerations in Sustainable Use of Wild Plants	151	(12)
Nan C. Vance
The Paradox of Market-Oriented Conservation: Lessons from the Tropical Forests	163	(17)
Carolyn Crook
Roger Alex Clapp
Case Study. Extractive Reserves for the United States? Lessons from the Amazonian Experience	180	(9)
Thomas Love
Case Study. Certification of Nontimber Forest Products	189	(10)
Patrick Mallet
Between Wildcrafting and Monocultures: Agroforestry Options	199	(24)
Wayne S. Teel
Louise E. Buck
Case Study. Native U.S. Plants in Honey and Pollen Production	223	(14)
Anita G. Alexander
Susan J. Alexander
Biological Inventory and Monitoring	237	(36)
Becky K. Kerns
Leon Liegel
David Pilz
Susan J. Alexander
PART THREE. Native American Claims
Indian Reserved Rights	273	(9)
Edmund Clay Goodman
Case Study. Ojibwe Off-Reservation Harvest of Wild Plants	282	(11)
Karen C. Danielsen
Jonathan H. Gilbert
Case Study. Making Peace in the Berry Patch: The 1932 Handshake Agreement and the Promise of Cultural Use Zones	293	(7)
Andrew H. Fisher
Case Study. Contemporary Subsistence Use of Nontimber Forest Products in Alaska	300	(27)
Robert Schroeder
Case Study. American Indian Management of Federal Lands: The Maidu Cultural and Development Group	327	(20)
Jonathan K. London
PART FOUR. Policy and Management
Federal Nontimber Forest Products Policy and Management	347	(28)
Alexios Antypas
Rebecca J. McLain
Jennifer Gilden
Greg Dyson
Case Study. Business As Usual: The Exclusion of Mushroom Pickers in Wild Mushroom Management in Oregon's National Forests	375	(10)
Rebecca J. McLain
Case Study. Applying Stewardship Contracting Principles to Nontimber Forest Products	385	(8)
Paul Ringgold
PART FIVE. Customary Claims to Use Rights on Public Lands
Nontimber Forest Products Customary Claims	393	(20)
Edmund Clay Goodman
Appendix A. Scientific Names of Species Listed by Common Name in Text	413	(3)
Appendix B. Names of Referenced Plants	416	(2)
Appendix C. USDA Forest Service Resource Inventories and NTFPs	418	(2)
Appendix D. Edible Mushrooms---Unique Inventory and Monitoring Considerations	420	(2)
Appendix E. Estimating Commercial Quantities of Floral Greens	422	(1)
Appendix F. Traditional Forestry Methods to Inventory Tree Characteristics	423	(1)
Appendix G. Inventory Methods for Commercial Moss Harvest	424	(1)
Appendix H. Rogue Institute for Ecology and Economy Special Forest Products Inventory	425	(1)
Appendix I. Monitoring Wild Goldenseal Populations	426	(1)
List of Contributors	427	(6)
Index	433