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<font size=2>Dear Medicinal Plant Working Group members - The new Center
for Nontimber Resources is putting together several NTFP events in August
2005. Contact Tim Brigham if you want more information.<br><br>
<b>A Future Beneath the Trees:
<a href="http://www.ntfpconference.ca/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.ntfpconference.ca/<br>
</a></b>This Symposium addresses the opportunities and challenges of
commercial development of Non-Timber Forest Products and the
impacts of commercialization on rural communities and forest
ecosystems. A Future Beneath the trees is one of three events
taking place at Royal Roads University, August 2005. <br><br>
<b>SHOP THE WILD TRADESHOW:
<a href="http://www.shopthewild.com/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.shopthewild.com/<br>
</a></b>Join us in beautiful Victoria, BC for a unique trade show and
public exhibition of non-timber forest products from BC and around the
world. The Centre for Non-Timber Forest Products at Royal Roads
University is proud to host this opportunity for businesses to showcase
the vast array of products being sustainably harvested from forests and
other wild areas - from medicinals and neutraceuticals, wild foods,
native plants and floral products to specialty wood and First Nations
crafts, cultural and eco-experiences. In addition to the trade show
and exhibition the public is invited to participate in lectures,
workshops and demonstrations of wild crafting, wild food preparation and
indigenous knowledge.<br><br>
<b>Buy BC Wild Conference:
<a href="http://www.royalroads.net/cntr/buybcwild/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.royalroads.net/cntr/buybcwild/<br>
</a></b>The Centre for Non-Timber Resources invites you to attend an
important event in August 2005 designed to make your business more
competitive in the B.C. and global markets. Non-Timber Forest
Products play an increasingly significant role in rural economic
development as domestic and international consumers become aware of the
rich variety that forests and other wild areas have to offer - from
natural health products, wild foods, native plants and floral products to
specialty wood and First Nations art, cultural and eco-experiences.
Business experts and academics will share their knowledge and experience
to help you build your business sustainably. Learn about harvest to
consumption cycles, building effective business plans, expanding
into new markets and</font><font size=1> </font><font size=2>ideas for
addressing resource tenure issues
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</font><font size=2>Contact us at
<a href="mailto:ntfp@royalroads.ca">ntfp@royalroads.ca</a> for more
information. <br>
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