Oregon’s forests grow an amazing array of products! Forest-based products range from the obvious – solid wood 2x4s, for example – to the obscure, including truffles growing beneath the litter layer on the forest floor. Take a look at the following list of forest products. While some may contain non-forest products as part of their composition, most consist entirely of materials from the forest.
Non-Timber Forest Products
- Foods – mushrooms, truffles, berries, wild honey, nuts, seeds, tree saps and resins, bulbs, ferns
- Medicinal/dietary supplements
- Essential oils – for lotions, air fresheners, soaps, aromatherapy products
- Floral/ornamental products – moss, cones, evergreen boughs, basketry materials, dyes
- Landscaping and restoration plants – plants and seed
- Unique household items – branch furniture, western redcedar dog beds, carvings, Christmas trees
- Specialty millwork – blanks for musical instruments and lathe work
- Ecotourism
- Carbon sequestration credits
- Cosmetics
Timber-Based Wood Products
- Solid wood products – dimensional lumber, beams, utility poles, fence posts, firewood
- Engineered wood products – plywood, laminated veneer lumber
- Reconstituted wood products – particle board, fiberboard
- Paper products – printing paper, newspaper, cardboard, lamp shades, egg cartons
- Paper by-products – adhesives, rayon (for textiles), cellophane, pharmaceuticals
- Energy products – biomass (sawmill residue and woods waste), heating pellets
- Millwork – doors, windows, flooring, cabinets, furniture, siding, pencils
For more information on medicinal, ornamentals, and other non-timber forest products, visit these web pages:
