Forest Communities in the Third
Millennium: Linking Research, Business, and Policy Toward a Sustainable
Non-Timber Forest Product Sector
Proceedings of a meeting held
October 1-4, 1999 Kenora, Ontario, Canada
Editors: Iain Davidson-
Hunt, Taiga Institute / University of Manitoba Luc C. Duchesne, Canadian Forest
Service And John C. Zasada, USDA Forest Service
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTIONS
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| Introduction
to the Proceedings
Non-timber
Forest Products: Local Livelihoods and Integrated Forest Management
Iain Davidson-Hunt, Taiga Institute/University of Manitoba; Luc C.
Duchesne, Canadian Forest Service; and John C. Zasada, USDA Forest
Service |
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| Welcomes
from:
Treaty
#3 Territory
Lance Sandy, Kenora Area
Tribal Chief 13 |
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National
Aboriginal Forestry Association
Harry Bombay, Executive
Director |
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NON-TIMBER FOREST
PRODUCTS: ECONOMICS, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE
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Who,
What, and Why: The Products, Their Use, and Issues About Management of
Non-timber Forest Products of the United States
Susan Alexander, USDA Forest Service |
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Non-timber
Forest Products and Livelihoods in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Marla Emery, USDA Forest Service |
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Northern
Homelands, Northern Frontier: Linking Culture and Economic Security in
Contemporary Livelihoods in Boreal and Cold Temperate Forest Communities
in Northern Canada
Andrew Chapeskie, Taiga
Institute |
31 |
The
First Nation Forestry Program in Ontario
Rick Greet, Canadian
Forest Service |
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NON-TIMBER FOREST
PRODUCTS: BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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Intellectual
and Ecological Traditional Knowledge: Can it be Sustained Through
Natural Products Development? Case Studies from Thailand, Tibet, Ghana,
and Guatemala
Trish Flaster, Botanical
Liaisons |
49 |
Non-timber
Forest Products and Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge
Robin Marles, Brandon
University |
53 |
"Keeping
It Living": Applications and Relevance of Traditional Plant
Management in British Columbia to Sustainable Harvesting of Non-timber
Forest Products
Nancy Turner, University
of Victoria |
66 |
Changing
Resource Management Paradigms, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and
Non-timber Forest Products
Iain Davidson-Hunt,
Taiga Institute/University of Manitoba; and Fikret Berkes, University of
Manitoba |
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Selected
Non-timber Forest Products from Jilin Province, China
Yao Ge Huang, Jilin
Agricultural University/University of Saskatchewan; Branka Barl,
University of Saskatchewan; and Gerald Ivanochko, Saskatchewan
Agriculture and Food |
93 |
Ecological
and Biological Considerations for Sustainable Management of Non-timber
Forest Products in Northern Forests
Luc C. Duchesne, John C.
Zasada, and Iain Davidson-Hunt |
102 |
Lycopodium:
Growth Form, Morphology, and Sustainability of a Non-timber Forest
Product
Elizabeth Nauertz and
John C. Zasada, USDA Forest Service |
110 |
Recommendations
for Sustainable Development of Non-timber Forest Products
Gina Mohammed, Ontario
Forest Research Institute |
116 |
NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS: BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT, MARKETING, AND POLICY
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The
Minnesota Approach to Non-timber Forest Product Marketing: The Balsam
Bough Industry and Other Case Examples
John Krantz, Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources |
121 |
Certifying
the Harvest: Developments in NTFP Certification
Patrick Mallet, Falls Brook
Environmental Centre |
124 |
The
Industry of Wildcrafting, Gathering, and Harvesting of NTFPs: An
Insider's Perspective
Barb Letchworth, Frontier
Natural Products Cooperative |
128 |
Using
Aspen for Artist Stretcher Frames: Adding Value Through Quality Service,
Direct Marketing, and Careful Material Selection
Chris Polson, Twin Brooks
Stretchers |
133 |
Establishing
an Alaskan Birch Syrup Industry: Birch Syrup-It's the Un-Maple
Marlene Cameron, Cameron
Birch Syrup and Confections |
135 |
North
American Networking Activities on Non-wood Forest Products by the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Paul Vantomme, Food and
Agriculture Organization, UN |
140 |
CONCLUSION
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| The
Future of the Non-timber Forest Products Industry
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