Special Forest Products Definitions
ProductDefinitions and ExamplesChristmas TreesVariety of conifer species.Special Wood Product - Non ConvertibleSpecial Wood Products that do not fix an existing category.Bee TreesTrees with wild bees.Transplants (Wildlings)Young wild or natural seedling use in landscaping.Limbs and BoughsThe limbs and boughs of trees used in making decorations.FoliageThe foliage of a variety of shrubs used in…
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Forest Products - Special Forest Products Reports and Information
Chicken of the Woods at Forest Lodge on Great Divide District on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Wisconsin. (Forest Service photo)
Special Forest Products are products or natural resources that are not the traditional timber and fiber products. Another name for special forest…
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Twelve days of forest Christmas
Let’s celebrate the holiday season with a forest-themed version of that Christmas classic, the 12 Days of Christmas. Here are the lyrics so you can sing along!On the 12th day of Christmas, the forest gave to me: 12 rangers ranging 11 elk herds grazing 10 goats a leaping 9 flowers blooming 8 mules a packing 7 swans a swimming 6 geese a laying 5 oak…
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Finding the $5 Christmas tree
Many families across the United States celebrate the holiday season with a Christmas tree. Although farmed and fake Christmas trees are full, symmetrical, and simple to get, they can be pricey. And rightly so – a lot of labor and materials go into producing those perfect boughs.But if you live near a national forest, there is another option – the $5 Christmas tree.These trees grow wild on…
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Around the Forest Service: December 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As we reflect on the year's accomplishments, we can be proud knowing we made a difference for people and communities. This year marked 60 years of providing the People's Tree, and Spruce Wayne, a 60-foot Sitka spruce, traveled an enormous distance to land on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol. The Capitol Christmas tree will be lit nightly through Jan. 1, 2025. This year saw…
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Spread Christmas cheer, not forest pests
These Christmas trees found new purpose after the holidays as fish habitat in Lake Vesuvius, Ironton Ranger District, Wayne National Forest. USDA Forest Service photo.
WISCONSIN—‘Tis the season to deck the halls with boughs of holly. We have spent time planning details for decorating our…