Got Wild Forest Goods?

Do you have a business that buys, sells, processes, or harvests Christmas boughs, cones, wild mushrooms, floral greens, medicinal herbs, mosses, berries, or other products from forestlands?  The Oregon Forest Industry Directory (OFID) is a free, on-line business directory operated and maintained by Oregon State University's Wood Innovation Center for businesses that buy and sell a variety of forest products and services. The directory is currently expanding its nontimber forest products section to include a diverse array of products and services. The site currently lists over 1,500 businesses and receives over 200,000 hits per month. To register, go to http://www.orforestdirectory.com/.  If you need assistance registering on OFID, contact Scott Leavengood at OSU Extension (541-737-4212) or Lita Buttolph at the Institute for Culture and Ecology (503-331-6681).

Funding to expand the nontimber forest products section of OFID was provided by a grant from the USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service to develop and expand markets for nontimber forest products.  The grant was awarded to the Institute for Culture and Ecology, and Oregon State University Forestry Extension.  The Institute for Culture and Ecology is a non-profit organization whose mission is to conduct research and education that leads to a better understanding of the social aspects of natural resources management. For more information about this project, go to www.ifcae.org/wildforestgoods or contact Lita Buttolph at (503) 331-6681 or lbuttolph@ifcae.org.