Siuslaw National Forest
Siuslaw National Forest
4077 S.W. Research Way
P.O. Box 1148
Corvallis, Oregon 97339
(541) 750-7000
Fax: (541) 750-7234
TTY for hearing & speech impaired:
(Oregon Relay)
Special Forest Products
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 |
USDA Forest Service, Siuslaw National Forest
Last modified Friday, January 16 2009