D Wilsey, UMN Extension, 20 Jan 2009

Forested (and Agricultural) Landscapes

Traditional & Non-Timber Forest Products

D Wilsey, UMN Extension, 20 Jan 2009

State Conservation and Preservation Plan, November 2008,LU10: “Support and expand sustainable practices on working forest lands.”

D Wilsey, UMN Extension, 20 Jan 2009

Non-timber and Traditional Forest Products

Broadly, non-timber forest products, or NTFPs, include most everything we find in the woods that is not timber. These are the many products of forest origin that enhance or contribute to our lifestyles and our livelihoods. Collecting and using these products is an integral part of our common regional history and economy and commonly generates strong social and cultural connections.

D Wilsey, UMN Extension, 20 Jan 2009

“Managed”

Scope: Production Systems“Natural”

Polyculture

Monoculture

Forests, Forestry & Agroforestry

Agriculture

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Step ladders & safety nets…

…Minnesota’s nontimber forest products

Diverse MN NTFPs

Diverse MN Communities

Objective: Develop awareness of MN nontimber forest products, their uses, and traditions, and establish an informed and informative national NTFP network.

Economic DevelopmentEstablished & Entrepreneurial Commercial NTFPs

Discovery.•The Products

•Lifestyles

•Livelihoods

•Cultures &

History

Value.Enriched

& Diversified Natural Resource

Lifestyles&

Livelihoods

The NTFP Network

NTFP Scholarship- Research- Outreach- Publications

NTFP Program Toolkit

•Products•Harvest & Storage•Management•Commercialization•Networking

“Master”Harvester

AmericanIndians

Latinos

Hmong

Sportsman

Alternative Farmers

EconomicallyMarginalized

WildHarvest

AgroForestry

Barks

Medicinals

Saps &Exudates

Furs

GameBerries &

Mushrooms

< Building a Framework >

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• Recognize / understand the value and potential• Claim/own “pieces” of the framework• Develop program & project ideas• Seek allies and partners • Pursue financial support• Continue communication and linkage of efforts

Building on the framework…State Conservation and Preservation Plan, LU10: “Support and expand sustainable practices on working forest lands.”

D Wilsey, UMN Extension, 20 Jan 2009

American Indian programming…

…Traditional forest products

Traditional &Contemporary A.I.

NTFPs

A.I.Natural Resource User Communities

Objective: Develop internal and external awareness of traditional and contemporary American Indian natural resources, associated customs, and uses; and facilitate user interaction and the growth of the tribal natural resources network.Discovery.

•The Products

•Lifestyles

•Livelihoods

•Culture &

HistoryValue.Culturally

AppropriateProgramming forNatural Resource

Lifestyles&

Livelihoods

The MNNTFP

Network

Youth

Crafters &Artisans

Elders

Hunters

SpiritualUsers

NR Entrepreneurs

Barks

Medicinals

Saps &Exudates

Furs

GameBerries &

Mushrooms

Economic Development

NTFP Program Toolkit

NTFP Scholarship

The A.I. Natural Resources

Network

< Claiming a Piece of the Framework >

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Capitalizing on web presence“My Minnesota Woods”www.myminnesotawoods.wordpress.org

Represents:

•An existing superstructure

•A platform for new NTFP

content

•A portal to a NTFP virtual

network / blog…

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Extending the web presence“Made in the Shade”www.nontimber.wordpress.com

Objectives:• Increase awareness of NTFPs

•Exchange NTFP experiences and resources

•Develop a network of NTFP appreciators, users, entrepreneurs, and educators

•Link MN NTFPs with national & international opportunities

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Program/project development“Master Harvester / Gatherer”

Tentative Objectives are NTFP:

•Awareness

•Ecology

•Best management / harvest practices

•Commercialization skills

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