General

Conservation and development of nontimber forest products in the Pacific Northwest: an annotated bibliography. Bettina Von Hagen, James F. Weigand, Rebecca McLain, Roger Fight, Harriet H. Christensen. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, General Technical Report 375. 1996.

Assessment of nontimber forest products in the United States under changing conditions. James L. Chamberlain, Marla R. Emery, Toral Patel-Weynand.  US Forest Service, Southern Research Station, General Technical Report SRS-232. 2018.

Non-timber forest products. A webinar presented by Jason Emsley at the WSU Forestry Extension 2021 Forest Owners’ Winter School, February 27, 2021.

Agroforestry

Agroforestry handbook for the Pacific Northwest. Produced by Center for Rural Livlihoods. 2025. This guide provides a framework for planning and implementing agroforestry on farms, forests, and other working lands in the Pacific Northwest. I

Agroforestry – 5 Practices Transforming Agriculture in the Northwest. 20 minute video. Produced by Center for Rural Livlihoods. The Pacific Northwest, with its fertile soils, temperate climate, and abundant water supplies, has great potential for agroforestry. The challenge of meeting local food needs while reversing for the impacts of agriculture on ecosystems—all in the context of an increasingly unstable climate—weighs heavily on the region’s near-term future. This is part 1 of a 10 part series on agroforestry in the region. It highlights the primary agroforestry systems and many of the individuals working to advance the practices across Oregon, Washington, and Northern California.

Truffles

Finding native truffles. A webinar presented by Jim and Tricia Murphy to the Lewis County Farm Forestry Association, March 17, 2026.

Mushrooms

A Hobbyist Guide to Growing Shiitake Mushrooms on Logs for Woodland Owners by Patrick Shults, Justin O’Dea, Kevin Zobrist, Eric Jones. Publication FS394E , WSU Extension. 2024. 12 p.

Forest cultivated mushroom production systems. 2020 Fall Forestry Seminar, sponsored by Washington Tree Farm Program.

Forest Farming Specialty Mushroom Crops.  A webinar presented by Justin O’Dea, Patrick Shults, and Stephen Bramwell, WSU Extension on April 14, 2020.

Special forest products species information guide for the Pacific Northwest.  USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, General Technical Report 513. 2001.

Biology, ecology, and social aspects of wild edible mushrooms in the forests of the Pacific Northwest: a preface to managing commercial harvest.  USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, General Technical Report 309. 1993.

Bigleaf maple syrup

If you are interested in tapping bigleaf maple for syrup, visit the web page of resources prepared by WSU Forestry Extension. See their Bigleaf Maple Toolkit.

Newspaper articles about Washington forest landowners who are tapping their maples for syrup have been recently published;

Big leaf maple syrup.  2020 Fall Forestry Seminar, sponsored by Washington Tree Farm Program.