Siuslaw National Forest
4077 S.W. Research Way
P.O. Box 1148
Corvallis, Oregon 97339
(541) 750-7000
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Special Forest Products
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Forest
Products are forest resources not associated with timber sale contracts
but are used for personal, commercial, and scientific purposes.
Examples are firewood, mushrooms,
moss, transplants, Christmas trees, cones, and
boughs.
General Harvesting Regulations
Harvest may be restricted by:
- Quantity.
- Method.
- Location.
- Season or time of year.
Permits:
- Usually required for personal and commercial uses.
- Most personal and all commercial permits require a fee.
- Prices vary by product.
- Minimum charge is $20.00 per permit (except for Christmas Trees).
- Failure to have a permit may result in a fine.
- Permittee must be 18 years of age or older.
- Forest Product
Permit Application Form
This form is in PDF format. You can print it from this link to fill
in the form.
Information Needed to Buy Your Permit
- Valid photo identification (state driver’s license, state id, passport,
greencard.).
- Current address.
- Information on the vehicle that will be used to harvest the product
(license number, year, make, model, color).
When and Where to Buy a Permit
Please call ahead to check for the availibilty of the product you wish
to harvest.
- Hebo District Office: Tuesday-Friday, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.
- Florence Office: Tuesday-Friday, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.
- Waldport Office: Tuesday-Friday, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.
- Siuslaw Headquarters in Corvallis: Tuesday-Friday, 8:30 am to 3:30
pm.
Do Your Part
- Harvest products in a caring and ecologically sound way.
- Follow the terms and conditions on your permit.
- Harvesting is prohibited in Botanical Areas, Research Natural Areas,
Scenic Areas, and Wilderness Areas
- Please only harvest plants that are on the list
of plants. Harvesting rare, threatened, or endangered plants
is ILLEGAL.
Price List
Product |
Unit of Measure |
Price |
Remarks |
Alder Puddle Sticks |
Each |
$0.02 |
Size = 1” to 4” X 12’ |
Boughs |
Ton |
$20.00 |
Douglas-fir, Hemlock, Sitka Spruce, and Western Red Cedar |
Cascara Bark |
500 Pounds |
$25.00 |
Permits are only sold in 500 pound increments and are for 15 consecutive
days. |
Christmas Trees |
Each |
$5.00 |
Available Species are Douglas-fir, Sitka Spruce, and Western Red
Cedar. The Siuslaw N.F. has little to no Grand Fir, Noble
Fir, Blue Spruce or Pines. |
Commercial Seed Cones (dry) |
Bushel |
$0.20 |
|
Commercial Seed Cones (green) |
Bushel |
$0.50
$1.00 |
Price depends on species. |
Cuttings/Foliage |
Pounds |
$0.05 |
|
Commercial Greenery |
These permits are sold on every District as an individual
3-month permit for $300.00. This permit is only good for harvesting
salal, huckleberry, dwarf Oregon grape, and sword fern. |
Firewood (More information) |
Cord |
$10.00 |
Douglas-fir , Hemlock, Red Alder, or Sitka Spruce. |
Mushrooms – Commerical Matsutake (More
Information) |
|
$300.00 |
Hebo R.D. - Only sold as a 6 month permit. One permit
per person per year. Central Coast/ODNRA - Only sells a limited
number of permits using a lottery system once a year. |
Mushrooms – Other Commercial Species (More
Information) |
|
$30.00
$65.00 |
For a 30 day permit.
For a one year permit. |
Mushrooms - Incidental Use (More Information) |
|
No Fee |
Up to 1 gallon per day of which only 6 may be matsutake. |
Moss (More information) |
Moss permits are currently not being
sold. |
Post, Poles, and Rails |
Lineal Foot |
$0.05 |
|
Shake Bolts |
Cords |
$50.00 |
Sold only under special circumstances. |
Transplants: Trees, shrubs, plants, or grasses |
Each |
$1.00
$2.00 |
For sizes under 4 feet.
For sizes over 4 feet. |
Plants Approved For Harvesting
With A Forest Product Permit
Trees
Big Leaf Maple
Bitter Cherry
Douglas-Fir
Red Alder
Shore Pine
Sitka Spruce
Western Hemlock
Western Red Cedar Shrubs/Brush
Blue Elderberry
Cascara
Douglas Spirea
Dwarf Oregon Grape
Evergreen Huckleberry
Labador Tea
Red Elderberry
Red Flowering Current
Red Huckleberry
Rhododendron
Salal
Salmon Berry
Thimble Berry
Twin Berry Vine Maple
Waxmyrtle
Willow |
Ferns
Bracken Fern
Deer Fern
Lady Fern
Licorice Fern
Sword Fern Rushes/Sedges
Baltic Rush
Green Sedge
Salt Rush
Slough Sedge Forbs/Herbs
False Lily-of-the-valley
False Solomon's Seal
Foxglove
Oregon Iris
Oxeye Daisy
Pearly Everlasting
Queen Anne's Lace
Wood Sorrel
Wood Violet
Yarrow |
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