scholarly journals Washington Watch: Growing Interest in Special Forest Products Yields New Management Challenges

BioScience ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 48 (9) ◽  
pp. 674-674
Author(s):  
Beth Baker
Keyword(s):  
Forest Products ◽  
Special Forest Products

Potential for Expansion of the Special Forest Products Industry in the Northern Rockies

1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 138-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
William E. Schlosser ◽  
Keith A. Blatner ◽  
Ervin G. Schuster ◽  
Matthew S. Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Forest Products ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Forest Products Industry ◽  
Wild Edible Mushrooms ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Northern Rockies ◽  
Natural Resource Base ◽  
Special Forest Products

Abstract The special forest products industry has the potential of making substantial contributions to the troubled forest-based economies of the Northern Rockies. Comprised of floral greens, Christmas ornamentals, wild edible mushrooms, other edibles and medicinals, and Pacific yew segments, the industry has the potential to provide both full-time and part-time employment on a nearly year-round basis. The region's natural resource base and available labor supply seem well-suited to developing special forest products firms. The existing transportation system and business environment is also well suited to expansion of this industry. West. J. Appl. For. 10(4):138-143.

Economic and Marketing Implications of Special Forest Products Harvest in the Coastal Pacific Northwest

1991 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 67-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
William E. Schlosser ◽  
Keith A. Blatner ◽  
Roger C. Chapman
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Future Market ◽  
Regional Economies ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Market Opportunities ◽  
Special Forest Products

Abstract The special forest products industry has recently become an important factor in forest management. Plants common to the understories of many Pacific Northwest United States and coastal British Columbia forests are harvested, processed, and marketed worldwide in floral greens markets as supplements and complements in floral arrangements. The industry employed over 10,000 people in Washington, Oregon, and southern British Columbia in 1989, and generated an estimated $128.5 million in sales. Forestland managers are discovering the advantages associated with leasing harvesting rights to the producers and harvesters of these products. A mail survey was used to sample special forest products businesses in Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia during 1989. Descriptions of plant materials harvested and their value are presented and discussed. Business characteristics and total industry affects are discussed. The industry's impacts on the regional economies and the industries marketing strategies including channels of distribution, product development, market product development, and future market opportunities are also discussed. West. J. Appl. For. 6(3):67-72.

Valuing special forest products harvesting:

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-53
Author(s):  
C.Meghan Starbuck ◽  
Susan J. Alexander ◽  
Robert P. Berrens ◽  
Alok K. Bohara
Keyword(s):  
Forest Products ◽  
Special Forest Products
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