[MPWG] Fw: Maryland Sustainable Forestry Act & the implication for medicinal ...

Fri Jun 5 13:17:26 CDT 2009

Robin,
Yesterday I gave a presentation on "Woodland Herb Production" at the Western
North Carolina Consulting Foresters Meeting.  I addressed wild-harvesting
and cultivation.  The majority of participants were NC Forest Service
employees.  They were very interested in the topic and several came up
afterwards to ask about other non-timber forest products such as ramps,
mushrooms, and moss.  The Stewardship program was the topic covered
immediately before my presentation.  Hopefully I raised some awareness!

Jeanine

Jeanine M. Davis 
Associate Professor & Extension Specialist 
Department of Horticultural Science 
North Carolina State University 
Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center 
455 Research Drive, Mills River, NC 28759 
Phone: 828-684-3562   FAX: 828-684-8715 
Email: Jeanine_Davis at ncsu.edu 
Websites:  http://ncherb.org <http://ncherb.org/>  
http://ncspecialtycrops.org <http://ncspecialtycrops.org/>  
http://ncorganic.org <http://ncorganic.org/>  
http://ncmedicinalherbs.org <http://ncmedicinalherbs.org/>  

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Botanicals
Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 2:11 PM
To: Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov; mpwg at lists.plantconservation.org
Subject: Re: [MPWG] Fw: Maryland Sustainable Forestry Act & the implication
for medicinal ...

Amen Russ!

In my experience with the NC Forest Service in getting my Forest Stewardship
Plan prepared a few years ago, they quite literally couldn't "see the forest
for the trees". With few exceptions "professional" and agency foresters are
trained to look at forest in terms of board feet. I suspect this results
largely from our increasingly compartmentalized thinking society and
institutions of higher learning.

I can't help but recount my experience my experience a few years ago with a
"professional forester" from Georgia. I wanted to show him an exceptionally
large serviceberry growing nearby. Upon approaching the large trunk of this
tree, the forester promptly informed me that it was a "red maple". After
debating the identity of the tree for a few minutes, I asked the forester to
look up at which point I asked "have you ever seen a red maple covered with
white blossoms?".

Perhaps if someone can validate the medicinal properties of "genetically
improved" loblolly pine we can get the NC Forest Service on board...

-Robin

-----Original Message----- 
From: Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov 
Sent: Jun 5, 2009 12:42 PM 
To: mpwg at lists.plantconservation.org 
Subject: [MPWG] Fw: Maryland Sustainable Forestry Act & the implication for
medicinal ... 

Wanted to share this (the first) response from listserve member, Russ
Richardson, who gives a perspective both on the situation in WV and from the
perspective of a forester in response to these questions:   

*	In Maryland, do Forest Stewardship Plants look beyond the trees and
take medicinal plants and other NTFPs in account? 

*	Do any of you have material that provides insight on the merits of
including NTFPS in forest stewardship plans? 

*	What other states have similar Acts?

Please feel free to post additional responses to the group. 

Thanks, 
-Patricia 

Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist - Division of Scientific Authority
Chair - Plant Conservation Alliance - Medicinal Plant Working Group
US Fish & Wildlife Service
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 110
Arlington, VA  22203
703-358-1708 x1753
FAX: 703-358-2276
Working for the conservation and sustainable use of our green natural
resources.
<www.nps.gov/plants/medicinal>

----- Forwarded by Patricia De Angelis/ARL/R9/FWS/DOI on 06/05/2009 12:35 PM
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ForestRuss at aol.com 

06/05/2009 11:56 AM 

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Re: [MPWG] Maryland Sustainable Forestry Act & the implication for medicinal
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Patricia: 

I prepare a large number of Forest Stewardship Plans for West Virginia
woodland owners every year.   

Information related to NTFPs is not a required part of the planning process
but it is one consideration the property owners can request as part of their
plan preparation. 

My own experience has shown that by interesting woodland owners in the
economic or ecological significance of some of the understory plants it is
often easier to get them to understand the implications of proper harvest
planning and invasive species impacts. 

I think it is far more important for resource professionals involved with
the forest management planning process to be able to identify unusual
habitats or significant populations of commercially or ecologically
important understory plants.   

Generally speaking forest management and the forestry profession as a whole
is way behind the curve of understanding for all the facets of the NTFP
issue. 

Russ Richardson, CF 
Crummies Creek Tree Farm 
PO Box 207 
Arnoldsburg, WV 25234   

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