Alternative Forest Products

A forest produces so very much more than lumber. If you have ever been huckleberry picking, hunted for morels, or bought a live Christmas tree you have been the beneficiary of an alternative forest product. Acquaint yourself with some of the many products we get from the forests of Idaho.



Publications

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• American chestnut 
• Black cherry 
• Black walnut 
• Carpathian walnut 
• Hardwoods 101 
• Oaks 
• Paulownia 
• Sugar maple
  

Articles

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• Concolor Fir Trials Reveal Seed Sources for Nursery and Christmas Tree Production
• Deck the Halls With Smelly Brew to Keep Tree Thieves Away From You
• Hardwoods in the Pacific Northwest
• Real Christmas Trees 
• Living Snow Fences
• Special Forest Products
• To Paint or Not to Paint - That is the Question

Other Resources

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Christmas Trees

• National Christmas Tree Association
• Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association

Hardwoods

• Cornell University's Sugar Maple Research and Extension Program
• Hardwood Silviculture Cooperative

Special Forest Products

• Non-Timber Forest Products Information Exchange
• USDA Forest Service Umpqua National Forest - Special Forest Products