IFCAE Project:
Survey of State and Federal Non Timber Forest Product Regulations
| Timeframe: January 2000 - June 2002 |
| Principal Investigator: Rebecca J. McLain, Eric T. Jones |
| Funding: 1st Phase - In-kind contributions by IFCAE and the US Forest Service |
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2nd Phase - National Commission on Science for Sustainable Forestry |
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Download Publication: GTR-655 05-208 (2005) Nontimber forest products management on national forests in the United States, by R.J. McLain, E.T. Jones. Portland, OR: Pacific USDA FS PNW Research Station. |
Project Description
In January 2000, the Institute for
Culture and Ecology conducted state and federal surveys to assess
regulatory and monitoring efforts regarding NTFP management. The
Washington Office of the US Forest Service sent copies of the federal
survey (see Appendix 9) to all forest offices and districts. IFCAE
distributed the state survey to all state forestry offices. We completed
a preliminary analysis of this data for inclusion in the policy and
management chapter of our book,
Non Timber Forest
Products in the United States.
In June 2002, we received funding from the National Commission on Science for Sustainable Forestry to expand the survey in order to advance understanding of the role and impact of NTFP management in forest ecosystem sustainability and biodiversity. The survey analysis is available in our final report.