Non-timber Forest Products Fall 2014 Webinar Series
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) refers to products other than timber that are harvested from woodlands. NTFPs include plants, parts of plants, fungi, moss, lichen, herbs, vines, shrubs, parts of trees, and other biological material that are either personally used or sold for their commercial value. We eat NTFPs and use them for medicine. We also use them to make decorations and create specialty products. Not only are many NTFPs marketable, they also are critical for healthy woodland ecosystems. Sustainable harvesting and cultivation of NTFPs through forest farming practices can complement overall stewardship of working forests.
This webinar series highlights the remarkable and diverse world of non-timber forest products, ranging from an overview of the abundance and diversity of NTFPs to forest farming practices focused on particular marketable products. This program is a national partnership effort between the American Forest Foundation and the Cooperative Extension Service. Foresters, SAF CFEs are approved for the sessions. Details and registration at links below:
Series overview and registration links:
Presentation Summaries and registration links:
http://sfrc.ufl.edu/extension/florida_forestry_information/events_calendar/files/NTFP_Forest_Farming_Fall2014_Webinar_Series_details.pdf
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Chris Demers, CF
Forest Stewardship Coordinator
Florida Division SAF Continuing Forestry Education Coordinator
UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources & Conservation
PO Box 110410
Gainesville, FL 32611-0410
phone: (352) 846-2375
fax: (352) 846-1277
cell: (352) 514-0819
http://sfrc.ufl.edu/forest_stewardship
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