Plants to Watch
Non-timber Products from Appalachian Forest and Field
The Appalachian region is a valuable source of non-timber products that may offer sources of supplemental income and alternatives to widespread unsustainable forestry practices. One barrier to utilizing these resources in our best interests is a lack of knowledge. This website will contain information on several species that recently have been identified as potentially important for this region. The information comes from many sources, including books, papers, and research reports by local experts, as well as members of Rural Action and the Appalachian Forest Research Center. In many cases there isn't much information available yet (consider this a call to action!) but we'll try to keep up with developments and post them for you. Further, we don't consider this to be the final word on issues that may not always be agreed upon by the authors. We hope you won't either. Certainly do your own homework, though we're happy to try to point you in the right direction. As always, if you have any information you'd like to share with us and our constituents,
call (740) 742-4401 or e-mail forestry@ruralaction.org.
This material is based upon work supported by the Cooperative State Research, Education, Extension Service, U.S. department of Agriculture, under Agreement No. 99-36200-8704. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.