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James L Chamberlain - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Eastern national Forests: managing for Nontimber Products
Journal of Forestry, 2020Co-Authors: James L Chamberlain, Robert J. Bush, A. L. Hammett, Philip A. AramanAbstract:Many Products are harvested from the Forests ofthe eastern United States that are nottimber-based but originate from plant materials. Over the past decade, concern has grown aboutthe sustainability of the Forest resourcesfrom which these Products originate, and an associated interest in managing for these Products has materialized. A content analysis of the management plans of 32 eastern national Forests revealed that seven of the plans addressed Nontimber Forest Products (NTFP). We used interviews with USDA Forest Service district- and Forest-level managers to convey their ideas about NTFP management and to identify critical issues that affect efforts to manage for these Products.
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Chapter 1 Introduction to assessment of non-timber Forest Products in the United States under changing conditions
2020Co-Authors: James L Chamberlain, Marla R. Emery, Tamara Ticktin, Toral Patel-weynandAbstract:The plants and fungi that are harvested from Forests for purposes other than timber are not fully incorporated into management, policies, or resource valuation. These Nontimber Forest Products (NTFPs) have important social, economic, and ecological values and they are integral to the culture of the people of the United States. The plants and fungi are fundamental to the functioning of healthy Forests and are essential for the resilience of these ecosystems.
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Kentucky's Forests, 2004
2020Co-Authors: Jeffery A. Turner, Sonja N. Oswalt, James L Chamberlain, Tony G. Johnson, Christopher M. Oswalt, Roger C. Conner, Kadonna C. RandolphAbstract:Forest land area in the Commonwealth of Kentucky amounted to 11.97 million acres, including 11.6 million acres of timberland. Over 110 different species, mostly hardwoods, account for an estimated 21.2 billion cubic feet of all live tree volume. Hardwood Forest types occupy 85 percent of Kentucky’s timberland, and oak-hickory is the dominant Forest-type group accounting for about 8.4 million acres. About 78 percent of timberland in Kentucky is owned by nonindustrial private Forest land owners. Forest industry owns about 2 percent of the timberland in the Commonwealth, while Federal, State, and local government agencies manage about 11 percent or 1.03 million acres. In 2003 more than 21,500 individuals were directly employed at wood processing mills with a total annual payroll of over 700 million dollars. Many Nontimber Forest Products are harvested in Kentucky, which ranks second in the Southern region in terms of the number of Nontimber Forest product enterprises.
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Markets and market values of Nontimber Forest Products in the United States: A review, synthesis, and identification of future research needs
Journal of Forestry, 2019Co-Authors: Gregory E Frey, Susan J. Alexander, James L Chamberlain, Keith A Blatner, Alisa W. Coffin, Rebecca J. BarlowAbstract:Abstract Although numerous and varied users harvest, trade, and consume Nontimber Forest Products (NTFPs), relatively little is known about the organization of the markets for these Products and the market value or contribution to local and regional economies. In this article, we review and synthesize economic research and information on the markets and market values of NTFPs in the United States. We describe formal and informal markets for NTFPs, and the extent to which and reasons why many of the details of these markets remain unknown to researchers and decisionmakers. We provide examples of the market values of various species and identify information gaps and research needs to improve resource management and increase economic development.
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sustainable Forest management for Nontimber Products
Sustainability, 2019Co-Authors: James L Chamberlain, Christine J Small, Michelle BaumflekAbstract:Many of the plants and fungi that are harvested for Nontimber Products (e.g., foods, medicines, crafts) are critical to healthy Forest ecosystems. These Products also are essential to rural societies, contributing to the material and nonmaterial composition of communities and cultures. Product sales make important contributions at all economic scales, from household to national economies. Nontimber Forest Products (NTFPs) have been harvested for generations, sometimes centuries, yet they are seldom integrated into Forest management. Few methods exist for inventory and assessment, and there is little evidence that harvests are sustainable. This article examines three elements of sustainable Forest management for Nontimber Products: sociocultural, economic, and ecological, and elaborates with detailed examples of edible and medicinal species from United States (U.S.) Forests. We synthesize the state of knowledge and emerging issues, and identify research priorities that are needed to advance sustainable management of NTFPs in the United States. Despite their social, economic, and ecological values, many of these species and resources are threatened by the overuse and lack of management and market integration. Sustainable management for Nontimber Products is attainable, but much research and development is needed to ensure the long-term sustainability of these resources and their cultural values, and to realize their economic potentials.
Elizabeth J Z Robinson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the impact of ntfp sales on rural households cash income in india s dry deciduous Forest
Environmental Management, 2005Co-Authors: Ajay Kumar Mahapatra, Heidi J Albers, Elizabeth J Z RobinsonAbstract:In recent years, researchers and policy makers have recognized that Nontimber Forest Products (NTFPs) extracted from Forests by rural people can make a significant contribution to their well-being and to the local economy. This study presents and discusses data that describe the contribution of NTFPs to cash income in the dry deciduous Forests of Orissa and Jharkhand, India. In its focus on cash income, this study sheds light on how the sale of NTFPs and Products that use NTFPs as inputs contribute to the rural economy. From analysis of a unique data set that was collected over the course of a year, the study finds that the contribution of NTFPs to cash income varies across ecological settings, seasons, income level, and caste. Such variation should inform where and when to apply NTFP Forest access and management policies.
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The Impact of NTFP Sales on Rural Households’ Cash Income in India’s Dry Deciduous Forest
Environmental Management, 2005Co-Authors: Ajay Kumar Mahapatra, Heidi J Albers, Elizabeth J Z RobinsonAbstract:In recent years, researchers and policy makers have recognized that Nontimber Forest Products (NTFPs) extracted from Forests by rural people can make a significant contribution to their well-being and to the local economy. This study presents and discusses data that describe the contribution of NTFPs to cash income in the dry deciduous Forests of Orissa and Jharkhand, India. In its focus on cash income, this study sheds light on how the sale of NTFPs and Products that use NTFPs as inputs contribute to the rural economy. From analysis of a unique data set that was collected over the course of a year, the study finds that the contribution of NTFPs to cash income varies across ecological settings, seasons, income level, and caste. Such variation should inform where and when to apply NTFP Forest access and management policies.
Rebecca J Mclain - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Commercial Morel Harvesters and Buyers in Western Montana: An Exploratory Study of the 2001 Harvesting Season
2020Co-Authors: Rebecca J Mclain, Susan J. Alexander, Erika Mark Mcfarlane, Pacific NorthwestAbstract:Abstract McLain, Rebecca J.; McFarlane, Erika Mark; Alexander, Susan J. 2005. Commercial morel harvesters and buyers in western Montana: an exploratory study of the 2001 harvesting season. Gen. Tech Rep. PNW-GTR-643. Port-land, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 38 p.This exploratory study examined aspects of the social organization of the com-mercial wild morel industry in western Montana during 2001. We talked with 18 key informants (7 buyers and 11 pickers) and observed social interactions at one buying station near the Kootenai National Forest and three buying stations near the Bitterroot National Forest. The key informant and observational data permitted us to construct a picture of social interactions at field buying stations, buyer strategies for attracting pickers, changes in prices over the course of a season, and the ways in which various participants in the wild morel harvest construct their livelihoods. In the discussion, we contrast our findings with the results of a recently published study on Nontimber Forest product harvesters in the Eastern United States. We end the report with a discussion of management implications for managers and scientists. Keywords: Nontimber Forest Products, special Forest Products, livelihood strategies, wild mushrooms.
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Chapter 7 - Policies and regulations concerning non-timber Forest Products
2020Co-Authors: Patricia De Angelis, Rebecca J Mclain, Sharon Nygaard-scott, James Chamberlain, Sharofa Crandall, Frank K. Lake, Christine Mitchell, Amit R. R. PatelAbstract:The United States regulatory landscape for managing Nontimber Forest Products (NTFPs) is as complex as the broad spectrum of harvesters, consumers, species, and Products that make up this category. This overview briefy highlights some of the important historical foundations of United States natural resource laws and introduces more recent concepts and attitudes to management and resource access that are affecting current approaches toward regulation of NTFPs in the United States, which are discussed in this chapter. For a more in-depth discussion of the evolving relationships between people, policies, and NTFPs in the United States and in the global context, see Emery and McLain (2001), Jones et al. (2002), Laird et al. (2010), and Shackleton et al. (2011).
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The Relationship between Nontimber Forest Product Management and Biodiversity in the United States
2020Co-Authors: E T Jones, Rebecca J Mclain, Kathryn A LynchAbstract:Nontimber Forest Products (NTFP) in the United States are harvested for commercial and noncommercial purposes and include thousands of wild or semi-wild species or parts of species used for medicines, foods, decorations, fragrances, containers, dyes, fuel, shelter, art, ceremonial purposes, and more. Despite the known and substantial economic value of a few individual NTFPs, and the unknown, but likely high economic value of NTFPs in aggregate, historically managers have not included them as important factors in Forest management. Not only do NTFPs comprise a significant part of the biological diversity of Forest ecosystems, but given the lack of formal NTFP research, the many people who harvest NTFPs part or fulltime have the most knowledge about them. Consequently, efforts to conserve biodiversity are unlikely to succeed unless knowledge about NTFPs, and the effects on them of various Forest management activities such as timber removal, grazing, prescribed burning, and NTFP harvesting practices, becomes an integral part of Forest management. This research project attempts to address these issues through achieving two objectives: 1) to advance understanding of the role and impact of NTFP management in Forest ecosystem sustainability and biodiversity; and 2) to support the ability of U.S. Forest managers to assess NTFP sustainability. We developed five interrelated components to meet these objectives. The first component is an online species database expanded from 857 to 1,343 entries. The database serves as an initial tool for identifying NTFP species that currently or formerly existed in their region and that can potentially be incorporated into planning for biodiversity conservation, Forest restoration, cultural use patterns, and sustainable economic development. The second component is an online bibliographic database expanded from 1,468 to over 2,600 entries. The database aids in identifying NTFP references of books, journals, and gray literature. A large portion of the entries are annotated. The academic publications included in the database are drawn more heavily from the international NTFP arena, which is where the majority of NTFP research has been done thus far. The third component is a national survey of Forest Service Ranger District employees and state Forest managers for the purpose of examining NTFP management in relation to biodiversity. The surveys include several questions specifically addressing inventory and monitoring activities. The fourth component is ethnographic fieldwork throughout the lower 48 United States that entailed driving over 37,000 miles to meet harvesters and other stakeholders in their communities. The fieldwork included formal and informal interviews and participant observation with hundreds of NTFP harvesters and other stakeholders including land managers, scientists, Native Americans, commercial businesses, and environmental groups. The fifth component is a series of four all-day multi-stakeholder workshops and a three-day retreat of the seven member project team held to discuss the possibilities for inventory and monitoring programs involving NTFP harvesters. The results of these meetings including rationale, harvester incentives, barriers, case studies, recommendations, and steps for creating participatory inventory and monitoring programs are incorporated into a companion document to this report.
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natural resource access rights and wrongs Nontimber Forest Products gathering in urban environments
Society & Natural Resources, 2018Co-Authors: Susan Charnley, Rebecca J MclainAbstract:ABSTRACTThis article uses research about non-timber Forest Products (NTFP) gathering in Seattle, Washington, USA to examine how people gain access to natural resources in urban environments. Our analysis focuses on gathering in three spaces: parks, yards, and public rights of way. We present a framework for conceptualizing access, and highlight cognitive mechanisms of access associated with foragers’ internal moral judgments about harvesting. Key findings are: (1) internal moral calculations about whether it is right or wrong to harvest a particular NTFP in a particular place are an important but previously unacknowledged mechanism governing resource access; and (2) these calculations may help prevent over-harvesting of NTFPs, which are common pool resources, in urban environments where social and environmental conditions lend themselves to a de facto situation of open access. Our findings suggest that voluntary codes of conduct may be the best way to manage NTFP access in cities.
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whose urban Forest the political ecology of foraging urban Nontimber Forest Products
In: Isenhour C.; McDonogh G.; Checker M. eds. Sustainability in the global city myth and practice. New York NY: Cambridge University Press: 187-212. C, 2015Co-Authors: Patrick T Hurley, Marla R. Emery, Rebecca J Mclain, Brain Grabbatin, Cari GoetcheusAbstract:Drawing on case studies of foraging in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, we point to foraging landscapes and practices within diverse urban Forest spaces. We examine these spaces in relation to U.S. conservation and development processes and the effects of management and governance on species valued by foragers. These case studies reveal the everyday landscapes of urban foraging and suggest that ideas about what constitutes the suite of appropriate human-environment interactions in the sustainable city are contested and accommodated in diverse ways.
Ajay Kumar Mahapatra - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the impact of ntfp sales on rural households cash income in india s dry deciduous Forest
Environmental Management, 2005Co-Authors: Ajay Kumar Mahapatra, Heidi J Albers, Elizabeth J Z RobinsonAbstract:In recent years, researchers and policy makers have recognized that Nontimber Forest Products (NTFPs) extracted from Forests by rural people can make a significant contribution to their well-being and to the local economy. This study presents and discusses data that describe the contribution of NTFPs to cash income in the dry deciduous Forests of Orissa and Jharkhand, India. In its focus on cash income, this study sheds light on how the sale of NTFPs and Products that use NTFPs as inputs contribute to the rural economy. From analysis of a unique data set that was collected over the course of a year, the study finds that the contribution of NTFPs to cash income varies across ecological settings, seasons, income level, and caste. Such variation should inform where and when to apply NTFP Forest access and management policies.
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The Impact of NTFP Sales on Rural Households’ Cash Income in India’s Dry Deciduous Forest
Environmental Management, 2005Co-Authors: Ajay Kumar Mahapatra, Heidi J Albers, Elizabeth J Z RobinsonAbstract:In recent years, researchers and policy makers have recognized that Nontimber Forest Products (NTFPs) extracted from Forests by rural people can make a significant contribution to their well-being and to the local economy. This study presents and discusses data that describe the contribution of NTFPs to cash income in the dry deciduous Forests of Orissa and Jharkhand, India. In its focus on cash income, this study sheds light on how the sale of NTFPs and Products that use NTFPs as inputs contribute to the rural economy. From analysis of a unique data set that was collected over the course of a year, the study finds that the contribution of NTFPs to cash income varies across ecological settings, seasons, income level, and caste. Such variation should inform where and when to apply NTFP Forest access and management policies.
Patrick T Hurley - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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whose urban Forest the political ecology of foraging urban Nontimber Forest Products
In: Isenhour C.; McDonogh G.; Checker M. eds. Sustainability in the global city myth and practice. New York NY: Cambridge University Press: 187-212. C, 2015Co-Authors: Patrick T Hurley, Marla R. Emery, Rebecca J Mclain, Brain Grabbatin, Cari GoetcheusAbstract:Drawing on case studies of foraging in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, we point to foraging landscapes and practices within diverse urban Forest spaces. We examine these spaces in relation to U.S. conservation and development processes and the effects of management and governance on species valued by foragers. These case studies reveal the everyday landscapes of urban foraging and suggest that ideas about what constitutes the suite of appropriate human-environment interactions in the sustainable city are contested and accommodated in diverse ways.
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Urban Forest Justice and the Rights to Wild Foods, Medicines, and Materials in the City
Human Ecology, 2013Co-Authors: Rebecca J Mclain, Marla Emery, Patrick T HurleyAbstract:Urban Forests are multifunctional socio-ecological landscapes, yet some of their social benefits remain poorly understood. This paper draws on ethnographic evidence from Seattle, Washington to demonstrate that urban Forests contain Nontimber Forest Products that contribute a variety of wild foods, medicines, and materials for the wellbeing of urban residents. We show that gathering wild plants and fungi in urban Forests is a persistent subsistence and livelihood practice that provides sociocultural and material benefits to city residents, and creates opportunities for connecting with nature and enhancing social ties. We suggest that an orientation toward human-nature interactions in cities that conceptualizes the gathering of Forest Products as a legitimate social benefit may support and expand urban Forest justice. Urban Forest justice recognizes the rights of local people to have control over their own culturally appropriate wild food and health systems, including access to natural resources and to the decision-making processes affecting them.
