[MPWG] PUBLICATION: New England and Northern New York Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment and Synthesis (Jan. 2018) - mentions NTFPs

[De Angelis, Patricia]

 Some nontimber forest product (NTFP) nuggets from Jan. 2018 U.S. Forest
Service publication:*

   - Family forest owners were asked about their reasons for owning forest
   land as part of the National Woodland Owner Survey (Butler et al. 2016).
   The leading reasons that most families acquire or retain forest lands were
   related to beauty, protection of nature, privacy, family legacy, and
   hunting or other recreational activities (Butler et al. 2016). Fewer than
   25 percent of families owned forest for the primary purposes of firewood
   production, timber production, or the collection of nontimber forest
   products.


   - NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS (entire section starting on p. 130)


   - Hundreds of nontimber forest products are used for food, medicine,
   craft materials, and other purposes across the assessment area, providing
   important cultural and economic benefits and contributing to food security
   for some populations (Baumflek et al. 2010, Robbins et al. 2008). Many of
   these products will be affected by climatic changes...


   - Maple syrup is a nontimber forest product that is largely synonymous
   with the forests of the Northeast... Maple producers report that their
   current ability to adapt to changing climatic conditions is largely related
   to the health of the forest and the ability of producers to adopt new
   technologies (Kuehn et al. 2016).

To download the full report (246 pp), go to
https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/55635 and click on "Download PDF."

*CITATION:
Janowiak, Maria K.; D'Amato, Anthony W.; Swanston, Christopher W.; Iverson,
Louis; Thompson, Frank R., III; Dijak, William D.; Matthews, Stephen;
Peters, Matthew P.; Prasad, Anantha; Fraser, Jacob S.; Brandt, Leslie A.;
Butler-Leopold, Patricia; Handler, Stephen D.; Shannon, P. Danielle;
Burbank, Diane; Campbell, John; Cogbill, Charles; Duveneck, Matthew J.;
Emery, Marla R.; Fisichelli, Nicholas; Foster, Jane; Hushaw, Jennifer;
Kenefic, Laura; Mahaffey, Amanda; Morelli, Toni Lyn; Reo, Nicholas J.;
Schaberg, Paul G.; Simmons, K. Rogers; Weiskittel, Aaron; Wilmot, Sandy;
Hollinger, David; Lane, Erin; Rustad, Lindsey; Templer, Pamela H. 2018. New
England and northern New York forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and
synthesis: a report from the New England Climate Change Response Framework
project. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-173. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 234 p.
https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-GTR-173
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