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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=687231418-05062009><FONT
size=2>Robin,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=687231418-05062009><FONT size=2>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!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=687231418-05062009><FONT
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<P><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT size=2>Jeanine M. Davis</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT size=2>Assoc</FONT><FONT size=2>iate</FONT><FONT size=2>
Professor & Extension Specialist</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
size=2>Dep</FONT><FONT size=2>artment</FONT><FONT size=2> of Horticultural
Science</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT size=2>N</FONT><FONT
size=2>orth</FONT> <FONT size=2>C</FONT><FONT size=2>arolina</FONT><FONT size=2>
State University</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT size=2>M</FONT><FONT
size=2>ountain</FONT><FONT size=2> Hort</FONT><FONT size=2>icultural</FONT><FONT
size=2> Crops Research & Extension C</FONT><FONT size=2>enter</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT size=2>455 Research Drive,</FONT> <FONT size=2>Mills
River</FONT><FONT size=2>, NC 287</FONT><FONT size=2>59</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT size=2>Phone: 828-684-3562 FAX:
828-684-8715</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT size=2>Email:
Jeanine_Davis@ncsu.edu</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
size=2>Websites: <A
href="http://ncherb.org/">http://ncherb.org</A></FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT size=2><A
href="http://ncspecialtycrops.org/">http://ncspecialtycrops.org</A></FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT size=2><A
href="http://ncorganic.org/">http://ncorganic.org</A></FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT size=2><A
href="http://ncmedicinalherbs.org/">http://ncmedicinalherbs.org</A></FONT></SPAN>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> mpwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org
[mailto:mpwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>MoonBranch
Botanicals<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 05, 2009 2:11 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Patricia_DeAngelis@fws.gov; mpwg@lists.plantconservation.org<BR><B>Subject:</B>
Re: [MPWG] Fw: Maryland Sustainable Forestry Act & the implication for
medicinal ...<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Amen Russ!<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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?".<BR><BR>Perhaps if someone can validate the medicinal
properties of "genetically improved" loblolly pine we can get the NC Forest
Service on board...<BR><BR>-Robin<BR><BR><BR>
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Message----- <BR>From: Patricia_DeAngelis@fws.gov <BR>Sent: Jun 5, 2009 12:42
PM <BR>To: mpwg@lists.plantconservation.org <BR>Subject: [MPWG] Fw: Maryland
Sustainable Forestry Act & the implication for medicinal ...
<BR><BR><BR><FONT face=Arial size=3>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: </FONT> <BR>
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<LI><FONT face=Arial size=3>In Maryland, do Forest Stewardship Plants look
beyond the trees and take medicinal plants and other NTFPs in account?
</FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=3>Do any of you have material that provides
insight on the merits of including NTFPS in forest stewardship plans?</FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=3>What other states have similar
Acts?<BR></FONT></LI></UL><FONT face=Arial size=3>Please feel free to post
additional responses to the group.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=Arial
size=3>Thanks,</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=3>-Patricia</FONT>
<BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.<BR>Botanist
- Division of Scientific Authority<BR>Chair - Plant Conservation Alliance -
Medicinal Plant Working Group<BR>US Fish & Wildlife Service<BR>4401 N.
Fairfax Dr., Suite 110<BR>Arlington, VA 22203<BR>703-358-1708
x1753<BR>FAX: 703-358-2276<BR>Working for the conservation and sustainable use
of our green natural
resources.<BR><www.nps.gov/plants/medicinal><BR></FONT><BR><FONT
face=sans-serif color=#800080 size=1>----- Forwarded by Patricia De
Angelis/ARL/R9/FWS/DOI on 06/05/2009 12:35 PM -----</FONT> <BR>
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<P><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>06/05/2009 11:56 AM</FONT> </P></TD>
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face=Arial size=2>Patricia:</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>I prepare a large number of Forest Stewardship
Plans for West Virginia woodland owners every year. </FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.
</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>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.</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Russ Richardson, CF</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Crummies Creek
Tree Farm</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>PO Box 207</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Arnoldsburg, WV 25234 </FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR></FONT>
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Robin Alton Suggs
MoonBranch Botanicals
5294 Yellow Creek Road
Robbinsville, North Carolina 28771
USA
Telephone: 828.479.2788
moonbranch@earthlink.net
www.moonbranch.com
Member:
American Herbalist Guild
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project; Farm Partner
Co-op America
Green Products Alliance
National Network of Forest Practitioners
North Carolina Consortium on Natural Medicines
North Carolina Goodness Grows/NCDA&CS
North Carolina Natural Products Association
Southwestern North Carolina RC&D Council
United Plant Savers
"Western civilization is based on the philosophical error that manipulative science is the truth"
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