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Non-timber forest products
(NTFPs) refer to products other than timber that are harvested from woodlands.
NTFPs include plants, parts of plants, fungi, moss, lichen, herbs, vines,
shrubs, parts of trees, and other biological material that are either personally
used or sold for their commercial value. We eat NTFPs and use them for
medicine. We also use them to make decorations and create specialty products.
Not only are many NTFPs marketable, they also are critical for healthy woodland
ecosystems. Sustainable harvesting and cultivation of NTFPs through forest
farming practices can complement overall stewardship of working forests. This
webinar series highlights the remarkable and diverse world of non-timber forest
products, ranging from an overview of the abundance and diversity of NTFPs to
forest farming practices focused on particular marketable products.
From Ginseng to Mushrooms Goodies
from Your Woods
August 21 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT
Jeanine Davis,
associate professor and Extension Specialist at NC State University, will go
over the wide world of NTFPs and explain how many can be profitable.
Follow this link to register:
https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=l2hk8ef99ae9
The Incredible Edible Ostrich
Fern Fiddlehead
September 3 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT
Dave Fuller, an
Agriculture and Non-Timber Forest Products Professional with the University of
Maine Cooperative Extension will teach about the ostrich fern and its spring
edible, the fiddlehead.
Follow this link to register:
https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=hyodyxi097t2
Ramping Up to Forest Farm
Culinary Delights
September 16 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT
Jim Chamberlain, Research
Forest Products Technologist with the USDA Forest Service, will focus on forest
farming wild onions, also known as ramps, in this webinar
Follow this link to register:
https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=y13uce12c3cq
Forest Brews
September 25 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT
Mike Burns and Al Robertson will
teach how to tap into some non-traditional forest products to create hot, cold,
and even adult refreshments.
Follow this link to register:
https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=m2tx4j38wrvh
Manage Your Forest for Pine Straw
and Rake in the Profits
October 9 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT
Becky Barlow, Alabama
Cooperative Extension Forestry Specialist, will present a webinar on harvesting
pine straw and cover other decorative NTFPs.
Follow this link to register:
https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=g3e5q6bohjn0
Art from the Forest
October 29 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST
Allaire Diamond,
Conservation Ecologist with the Vermont Land Trust, will discuss a variety of
species used by master artisans and the unique opportunities for landowners to
build relationships with artisan-gatherers.
Follow this link to register:
https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=3b9mqeifumu5
Forest Cultivated Mushrooms A
Rotten Business
November 10 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST
Ken Mudge,
associate professor at Cornell University, will explore the four stages that a
prospective mushroom grower must consider for forest cultivation of shiitake
mushrooms. Well-managed logs can be productive for 3 or more years.
Follow this link to register:
https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=a6helvpbah5
Forest Botanicals Deep and
Tangled Roots
December 12 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST
Eric Burkhart, faculty
instructor at Pennsylvania State University, will share insights from his
involvement with native plant species on eastern US forestlands that are wild
harvested for plant trade.
Follow this link to register:
https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=sodq9sgrbjol
All
webinars are approved by the Society of American Foresters for 1 Category I
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