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Growing American Ginseng on Forestland
American ginseng. Photo by Dan J. Pitillo, courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife Service. Science You Can Use Planting alternative crops such as American ginseng is increasingly popular among forest...
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Ramps: In Abundance or In Trouble?
Eleven years of monitoring ramps populations Southern Research Station (SRS) research plant ecologist Joan Walker has been monitoring populations of ramps (Allium tricoccum) in the mountain coves of...
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Upcoming Webinar: Forest Farming with Non-Timber Products
Jim Chamberlain with galax leaves, which are used in the floral industry. Opportunities to Share Information and Grow Resources Jim Chamberlain, forest products technologist with the Southern Research...
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SRS-Funded Forest Project Wins National Award
Grant recipient Tom Elmore harvests shiitake mushrooms on his farm in western North Carolina. Photo by Steve Dixon, courtesy of the Asheville Citizen-Times. The Western North Carolina Forest Project,...
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Non-Timber Forest Products
Jim Chamberlain holding ramp. Photo by Gary Kauffman, USDA Forest Service From walking sticks to herbal medicines Jim Chamberlain, research forest products technologist with Southern Research Station...
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Just in Time! Updated Forest Landowners’ Guide to the Federal Income Tax
Florida landowner George Owens on land he manages for silvopasture. Photo by Mediassociates, courtesy of Auburn University. The updated Forest Landowners’ Guide to the Federal Income Tax, is now...
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Community Forest Monitoring in Ghana
Field crew selected for training in carbon monitoring by Ntabene community near Pamu Berekum Forest Reserve in Ghana. Trained by SRS Joe O’Brien (kneeling) and FORIG Francis Dwomoh second from left....
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Forest Service Co-Sponsors Minority Landowner Magazine Conference
The conference panel discussion on “Agriculture: Past, Present and Future” featured small farming perspectives from seasoned landowners, young farmers, and North Carolina A&T University students....
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Are Black Cohosh Harvests Sustainable?
Volunteer citizen scientist harvests black cohosh root to measure above- and below-ground biomass for development of a model to predict root biomass. Photo by U.S. Forest Service. In Southern...
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Where’s the Ginseng?
Mature American ginseng plant with fruit. Photo by Gary Kauffman, U.S. Forest Service. Newly published research by the U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) demonstrates that co-managing...
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Tracking Those Other Forest Products
Volunteer citizen scientist harvesting black cohosh for research study. Photo by Jim Chamberlain. Timber is certainly the best-known forest product, but since before the time of European settlement,...
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Growing American Ginseng on Forestland
American ginseng. Photo by Dan J. Pitillo, courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife Service. Science You Can Use Planting alternative crops such as American ginseng is increasingly popular among forest...
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Reflections on the Southern Forest Futures Project
In 2008, we started the Southern Forest Futures Project with 15 public workshops held in each of the 13 States of our region. In Baton Rouge, Asheville, Stillwater, Charleston, and all the other...
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Non-Timber Forest Products
Jim Chamberlain holding ramp. Photo by Gary Kauffman, USDA Forest Service From walking sticks to herbal medicines Jim Chamberlain, research forest products technologist with Southern Research Station...
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Grow Your Own Ramps
Jim Chamberlain replanting ramps for study on sustainability of harvesting. Photo by Zoe Hoyle. In the Appalachian Mountains, spring really starts with ramps and ramp festivals. Also known as wild...
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The Next Fifty Years of Acorn Production
Acorn traps used for research at the Bent Creek Experimental Forest. Photo by Julia Kirschman. Some acorns go on to become the next generation of oak trees, but others are eaten by birds, bears,...
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The Olustee Experimental Forest
Slash pine with “cat face” for harvesting naval stores. Photo by David Moorhead, courtesy of Bugwood.org. The 3,135-acre Olustee Experimental Forest (Olustee), located in northeast Florida was...
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More than Timber
Edible and medicinal plants, or non-timber forest products, often have long traditions of cultural use in the Southern Appalachians. Photo courtesy of the National Forests in North Carolina. Long...
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New Partnership With Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Protects Natural and...
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is the only federally recognized tribe in North Carolina. The Tribe lives in the western part of the state, part of its traditional homelands. Photo courtesy of...
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Teaching Cherokee Indian Youth about Culturally Important Plants
Jerry Wolfe, Elder with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, provided knowledge about the Cherokee language in relation to culturally significant plants for the plant module recently developed for the...
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