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   PUBLICATIONS, BROCHURES, & OTHER POTENTIALLY USEFUL DOCUMENTS   

1) SEARCHABLE ONLINE BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASES.  The Centre for Non-Timber Resources at Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia maintains searchable online databases with thousands of scholarly and gray literature records.

2) DOWNLOADABLE DIGITAL FILES (see table below).   All of the files listed below are uncopyrighted, in the public domain, or we have secured permission to make the files available for free download.  Download the file to your computer before opening (which happens if you left click on the link with your mouse) by right clicking on the download link and saving (read your browsers help files to learn what the command is called).  The files are are roughly ordered by product type.  Other pages in this website may have copies of some of the files listed below that are particular to the page topic (e.g., marketing resources).

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DOCUMENT TITLE DATE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOWNLOAD
Special Forest Products Information Guide for the Pacific Northwest 2001 Multiple NTFPs Describes and illustrates biological, ecological attributes of over 60 plants and fungi, and their wild harvest methods, alternatives to wild harvest, and uses. 17mb PDF
Ginseng, Goldenseal, and Other Native Roots 2004 Multiple NTFPs A general overview of several commercially valuable medicinal plants.  Some discussion of wild-simulated production. 1mb PDF
Secret Treasures in the Forests 1950 Multiple NTFPs A guide covering many commercially valuable NTFPs in Oregon. 30mb PDF
Useful Wild Plants of the US and Canada 1920 Multiple NTFPs Describes a variety of commercially important NTFPs in the 1920s U.S. 4.3mb PDF
 Gathering Industry West of Cascades 1957 Multiple NTFPs Master's thesis describing the NTFP industry, products, habitat, and markets of dozens of commercial NTFPs in the 1950s PNW. 10mb PDF
Collection to Commerce: Western North Carolina Non-Timber Forest Products and Their Markets 2003 Multiple NTFPs Detailed overview of commercially important NTFPs and markets, focus is on North Carolina but relevent to other regions. 1.5mb PDF
Managing for a Diversity of Value-added Forest Products 2002 Multiple NTFPs Pamphlet covering income opportunities from a variety of NTFPs and connecting activities like nature-based tourism.  Focus is on Indiana. 1mb PDF
Agroforestry Training Manual 2006 Multiple NTFPs Chapter on in manual on forest farming of NTFPs. 1.3mb PDF
Forest Farming: An Agroforestry Practice 1997 Multiple NTFPs Short guide on potential wild harvested NTFPs that could be farmed in a forest setting. 500kb PDF
Analysis of the Economic Viability of Cultivating Selected Botanicals in North Carolina 2003 Multiple NTFPs Detailed market analysis of commercially important NTFPs in North Carolina. 3.5mb PDF
Forest Farming and Marketing Specialty Forest Products 1998 Multiple NTFPs Newsletter article on NTFP forest farming and markets. 1.3mb PDF
Income Opportunities in Special Forest Forest: Information Self-Help Suggestions for Rural Entrepreneurs 1993 Multiple NTFPs An excellent guide profiling dozens of NTFPs grouped in major categoreis (e.g., floral greens).  It addresses production, processing, and marketing.  The business contacts are mostly out of date. 1.4mb PDF
Birch Cedar Willow Careful Harvest Factsheet 2005 Multiple NTFPs Pamphlet provides overview of sustainable harvest techniques for birch, cedar, and willow. 1.7mb PDF
Special Forest Products 1992 Multiple NTFPs Factsheet overview of NTFP income opportunities in Idaho. 3mb PDF
Medicinal and Herbal Products Fact Sheet 2001 Multiple NTFPs Fact sheet overview of medicinal plant production and markets. 750kb PDF
Minnesota Special Forest Products Harvest-To-Market Directory 2008 Multiple NTFPs Directory of buyers and sellers of NTFPs. 150kb PDF
Tilth-Agroforestry Niche Demonstration Project – Native Forest Restoration for
Sustainable Wild Craft Production on the Farm		 2009 Multiple NTFPs Short project report describing experiment to restore degraded forest land with native plants for potential future commercial harvest. 100kb PDF
Forest Farming Medicinal Plants 2009 Multiple NTFPs Flyer describing NTFP forest farming opportunities, targeted to Kentucky. 400kb PDF
Non-timber Forest Products – Can Timber and Non-timber Products be managed compatibly? 2008 Multiple NTFPs Short article discusses NTFP and timber co-management potential. 100kb PDF
Marketing Special Forest Products in New York State A practical manual for forest-based enterprises 2005 Multiple NTFPs Excellent guide describing commercial NTFP products and markets for for supplemental income. 6.5mb PDF
Alaska Non-Timber Forest Products Harvest Manual: For Commercial Harvest on State-Owned Lands 2008 Multiple NTFPs This guide to NTFP harvests covers dozens of species occuring in Alaska.  It's geared to commercial harvest on state lands but is relevent to non-industrial NTFP businesses. 1.5mb PDF
Marketing Local Forest Products: Building Rural Community Vitality and Landowner Prosperity 2008 Multiple NTFPs This report includes marketing discussions on a number of commercially important NTFPs in Southern Appalachia. 1mb PDF
More to a Forest Than Trees 2002 Multiple NTFPs Pamphlet overview of multiple commercially valuable NTFPs that can be an alternative or supplement to timber. 1mb PDF
Wild Plants for Income 1993 Multiple NTFPs Provides a variety of harvest, market, biological and other information for earning income from wild plant harvesting. 1.5mb PDF
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Future Opportunities 2007 Multiple NTFPs Acacemic overview of aromatic and medicinal commercial plants. 500kb PDF
Balsam Bough, Birch and Lycopodium Careful Harvest Factsheet 2007 Multiple NTFPs Pamphlet provides overview of sustainable harvest techniques for balsam bouch, birch and lycopodium. 350kb PDF
Decorative Plants of Appalachia: A Source of Income 1970 Multiple NTFPs A comprehensive overview of dozens of species.  Describes species, habitat, uses, and markets. 4.2mb PDF
Managing Pinon-Juniper Ecosystems for Sustainability and Social Needs 1993  Pinon, Juniper Includes several papers on managing for pinon nut production 15mb PDF
A Guide to Floral Greens: Special Forest Products 1997 Multiple NTFPs Bulletin describes biological and managerial facets of 8 major plants in the PNW floral greens industry. 6.5mb PDF
Native Herbaceious Perennials of the Pacific Northwest Worthy of Commercial Production 1988  Multiple NTFPs Lists dozens of native wild species of plants in the PNW that could potentially be grown for commercial production. 250kb PDF
Floral Greenery 1975 Multiple NTFPs A comprehensive overview of commercially important floral greenery in the the PNW. 3.5mb PDF
 American Medicinal Leaves and Herbs 1911 Multiple NTFPs Describes the habitat, uses, collection and value of dozens of medicinal plants. 5.6mb PDF
BLM Forest Ecosystem Inventory 1993 Inventory Provides methods for inventory Pacific Yew.  Yew produces many NTFPs. 2mb PDF
Measuring & Monitoring Plant Populations 2001 Monitoring Not specifically on NTFPs but an excellent field manual for setting up plots for NTFP species. 5mb PDF
 The Cascara Tree in British Columbia 1942 Cascara Guide to harvesting and managing cascara. 500kb PDF
Ginseng: A Production Guide for North Carolina 1997 Ginseng A comprehensive guide to raising wild-simulated and cultivated ginseng. 400kb PDF
Harvesting Ginseng 2005 Ginseng 1 page Ginseng harvesting fact sheet 150kb PDF
Woods-Grown Ginseng 1995 Ginseng Pamphlet on raising wild-simulated ginseng. 100kb PDF
Ginseng Fact Sheet 2001 Ginseng Fact sheet overview of ginseng production and markets. 750kb PDF
Visual Site Assessment & Grading Criteria
for a Potential Woodland Ginseng Growing Operation in a Northern Forest		 1998 Ginseng A visually oriented chart of variables and rankings for assessing the potential of a northern forest site for ginseng production. 15kb PDF
American Ginseng Production in Woodlots 1999 Ginseng Pamphlet on forest farming ginseng in a wild-simulated setting. 350kb PDF
Growing Ginseng 1978 Ginseng Pamphlet describing how to raise ginseng in a wild-simulated setting. 150kb PDF
Producing and Marketing Wild Simulated Ginseng in Forest and Agroforestry Systems. 2009 Ginseng An extension guide cover many aspects of producing and marketing wild and cultivated ginseng. 2.5mb PDF
Ginseng and other Medicinal Plants 1936 Ginseng, Multiple NTFPs A detailed booked covering many aspects of wild and cultivated medicinal plants. 4.5mb PDF
 Uncultivated Nuts of the United States 1982 Nuts, Multiple NTFPs An overview of dozens of wild nuts and seeds with basic descriptions of habitat and biological characteristics and some discussion of commercial and non-commercial value. 5.5mb PDF
Best Practices for Producing Quality Birch Syrup 2008 Birch Syrup Short fact sheet on birch syrup production. 250kb PDF
Does Spout Size Matter for Sap Yield? 2010 Maple Syrup Discussion about sap flow and spout size 100kb PDF
Maple Syrup Production 2010 Maple Syrup Overview guide on maple syrup production and marketing. 350kb PDF
Maple Sirup Production from Bigleaf Maple 1972 Maple Syrup Describes an experiment measuring bigleaf maple syrup production. 434kb PDF
Hobby Maple Syrup Production Factsheet 2002 Maple Syrup Basic production guide for getting started on maple syrup tapping 3mb PDF
Maple Syrup Quality Control Manual 2007 Maple Syrup Comprehensive discussion about quality control issues and procedures in maple syrup production. 350kb PDF
 Sugarbush Management Guide to Maintaining Tree Health 1990 Maple Syrup Report on living agents and nonliving factors that causes problems in sugarbushes. 3.5mb PDF
How to Tap Maple Trees and Make Maple Syrup 2007 Maple Syrup Basic primer on maple syrup production. 350kb PDF
Identifying Maple Trees For Syrup Production 1994 Maple Syrup Pamphlet describing how to identify maple syrup producing trees. 200kb PDF
Homemade Maple Syrup 1994 Maple Syrup Overview of how to tap maple syrup 200kb PDF
Sugarbush Thinning – Strategies for Improved Tree Health and Sap Sugar Production 2010 Maple Syrup Pamphlet on strategies for thinning sugar maples for better production. 900kb PDF
 Maple Syrup Production for the Beginner 1998 Maple Syrup Basic primer guide on maple syrup production. 200kb PDF
Bigleaf Maple Syrup 2004 Bigleaf Maple Syrup Basic primer on bigleaf maple syrup production. 100kb PDF
Production and Marketing of Louisiana Pine Straw 1991 Pine Straw General guide to pine straw production and marketing. 1.5mb PDF
Pine Straw Management in Florida's Forests 2000 Pine Straw A production and marketing guide for pine straw. 1.6mb PDF
Overview of Pine Straw Production in North Florida: Potential Revenues, Fertilization Practices, and Vegetation Management Recommendations 2007 Pine Straw Issues and production steps for pine straw. 300kb PDF
Huckleberry Ecology and Managemetn Research in the Pacific Northwest 1979 Huckleberry A technical report describing research on management for huckleberries. 3mb PDF
Balsam Boughs in Minnesota: A Resource and Market Study 2007 Balsam Boughs A comprehensive report addressing inventory, monitoring, and production estimates. 2.5mb PDF
 Taking A Bough - Minnesota's Balsam Bough Industry 2009 Balsam Boughs Brochure provides overview of commercial bough harvest methods. 4mb PDF
Users Guide for Noble Fir Bough Cruiser 2005 Noble Fir Boughs Provides a method for cruising noble fir stands to estimate bough weight for harvest. 103kb PDF
Developing Redcedar Essential Oil Market in Minnesota: Economic Opportunity for Rural Development? 2008 Cedar Oil Overview of market and production of essential oil from red cedar. 100kb PDF
Ecology and Management of Morels Harvested From the Forests of Western North America 2007 Morel Mushrooms Detailed report on morel biology, ecology, cultural, commercial and management for the western U.S. 12mb PDF
 Forest Farming Exotic Mushroom 1999 Mushrooms Short guide on exotic mushrooms that that could be farmed in a forest setting, some of which are currently wild harvested for market. 350kb PDF
Matsutake Madness in Hardwoods: Field Guide for the Commercial Matsutake Mushroom Harvester 1999 Matsutake Mushroom Guide to matsutake mushroom harvesting in hardwood habitats.  Commercial information provided. 42mb PDF
Management Experiments for High-Elevation Agroforestry Systems Jointly Producing Matsutake Mushrooms and High-Quality Timber in the Cascade Range of Southern Oregon 1998 Matsutake Mushroom Report describes approaches for managing high-elevation forests for matsutake and other agroforestry by-products. 500kb PDF
Shiitake Production on Logs: Step-by-Step in Pictures 2002 Shitake Mushroom An easy to use visual guide for producing shitake mushrooms. 7mb PDF
Growing Shitake Mushrooms 1990 Shitake Mushroom Guide on how to raise shitake mushrooms, wild-simulated techniques. 500kb PDF
 Shiitake Mushrooms Enterprise 2003 Shitake Mushroom A factsheet covering basic production, marketing, and other aspects of raising shitake mushroom. 250kb PDF
Galax Fact Sheet 2009 Galax Simple fact sheet on habitat, production, harvest, and market of galax. 100kb PDF
Forest Production of Goldenseal 1999 Goldenseal Pamphlet on forest farming goldenseal in a wild-simulated setting. 400kb PDF
Goldenseal Specialty Crop Factsheet 1998 Goldenseal Overview of goldenseal production, primarily about cultivation, but also has useful information for wild production. 500kb PDF
 Goldenseal Fact Sheet 2001 Goldenseal Fact sheet overview of goldenseal production and markets. 750kb PDF
Echinacea Fact Sheet 2001 Echinacea Fact sheet overview of echinacea production and markets. 750kb PDF
 Slippery Elm Fact Sheet 2001 Slippery Elm Fact sheet overview of slippery elm production and markets. 750kb PDF
 Vines for Wreaths and Other Products Fact Sheet 2001 Vines Fact sheet overview of vine harvest, production and markets. 750kb PDF
Forest Seeds Fact Sheet 2001 Seeds Fact sheet overview of wild seed production and markets. 750kb PDF
Native Plant and Seed Production 2007 Seeds Fact sheet describing income opportunities from native seed collection and production. 50kb PDF
 Native Seed Collection Guide: For Ecosystem Restoration 1993 Seeds This extensive guide is not specifically geared toward seed collection as an NTFP industry but is a useful guide for PNW businesses. Some discussion of buyers. 100kb PDF
A Guide to Selling Native Prairie Seed in Nebraska 2007 Seeds Though not specifically forest NTFPs seeds this guide provides good information about seed collection techniques, processing, and marketing. 5mb PDF
Honey Fact Sheet 2001 Honey Fact sheet overview of forest honey production and markets. 750kb PDF
Oakwood Basket Factsheet 2001 Specialty Wood Fact sheet overview of oakwood basket production and markets. 750kb PDF
Pecan Fact Sheet 2001 Pecan Fact sheet overview of pecan production and markets. 750kb PDF
Sweetgum Fact Sheet 2001 Sweetgum Fact sheet overview of sweetgum production and markets. 750kb PDF
Walnut Fact Sheet 2001 Walnut Fact sheet overview of walnut production and markets. 750kb PDF
Dyeing to FInd Out Extracting Nature's Colors unkn Dyes Not specifically on NTFPs but provides a general overview of creating plant dyes. 100kb PDF
Wild Plum Planting Guide 2000 Wild Plum A management guide for planting wild plum. 1.5mb PDF