Special Forest Products

Harvesting forest products on Mt. Hood

Special forest products include natural resource products - such as berries, mushrooms, firewood, and transplants, to name a few. Removal of forest products supports resilient, adaptive ecosystems to mitigate climate change, mitigate wildfire risk, and strengthen communities. Harvesting special forest products is monitored and regulated by our specialists to ensure continued availability & sustainability of the Forest's resources.

On Mt. Hood National Forest, permits are required for some products, but not for others. This is dependent on several factors including product type, how much product is being collected, and whether it’s for personal use or for commercial purposes. Learn more about which products can be collected for free and without a permit, under incidental use guidelines.

Harvest of products may be restricted by:

quantity
harvest methods
location
how long the permit is valid
season of use

More information on individual products available is listed in the table below.

Forest Products Information


Firewood	Mushrooms	Greenery & Cuttings (beargrass, salal, etc.)	Christmas Trees

Transplants	Poles & Posts	Cones & Seeds	Boughs
		MORE!
Medicinals (valerian, yarrow, etc.)	Berries

General Harvest Guidelines & Tips

Harvest is prohibited in: All wildernesses, Tilly Jane Proposed Wilderness, Camp Baldwin area, protection areas, research natural areas, municipal watersheds, heritage or administrative sites, recreation sites, water bodies or wetlands, and riparian areas, unless the product occurs within a road prism open to motor vehicle use.
Follow all road and area closures. Closures are placed to reduce the spread of forest diseases, protect wildlife and land resources, or to provide for public safety. Vehicles are not allowed on closed roads.
Do not remove products from the Forest unless you’re certain it’s legal to do so. National Forests don’t always share the same regulations for management of special forest products.
It is your responsibility to ensure you are on land open for product collection. Mt. Hood National Forest Motor Vehicle Use Maps are available at no charge at district offices or online for download.
Individual product harvesting techniques must be followed.
Harvest of any protected species is strictly prohibited. Ensure you know what species you're collecting.

Forest Products Rules & Regulations

General Special Forest Products Rules & Guidelines - English
Reglas y pautas generales para obtener productos forestales especiales - Spanish/Español
Общие правила и принципы для сбора Специальной лесной продукции - Russian/русский
ព្ង្ពយ ើជាតិ Mt. Hood វិ ន័យទ ូ យៅ និងយសែក រីចណនំសង្មាប់ការង្បម្ ូ ល ផលិតផលព្ង្ពយ ើពិយសស - Khmer/ខ្មែរ

(To print a Guidelines brochure, check the box that says "booklet" in the print properties window. Print double-sided, flip on short edge.)

Commercial Contracts

Mt. Hood National Forest is not offering commercial forest product contracts at this time, but products are occasionally offered for harvest under commercial contracts. Please contact a specialist for more information or to be added to the mailing list for commercial contracts: SM.FS.MtHoodSFP@usda.gov