What is NTFP
Define Non- timber forest products?
all goods derived from forests of both plants and animals origin, other than timber or firewood.
What is Nature Deficit Disorder?
Affects of speeding less time outdoors, causing behavioral problems.
What are the 6 steps of woodturning?
1) Roughing out: creating general shape
2) Turning the blank: centered on lathe, slow.
3) Mounted on faceplates: balanced out, increase in speed, form of bowl truly begins4) Removing center wood: full cutting speed
5) Drying
6) Sanding: filling voids with wood slices and glue, wall thickness changed.
What is chaga, and what does it grow on?
Fungus, birch trees
In addition to such businesses profiting that focus on tourism, how else does tourism help the economy?
*Accommodation and food
* Retail Businesses (car rental, shops)
*Increase market in local products sold
What are the ten different types of NTFP?
1) Food 2) Health and personal care 3) Material and manufacturing 4)Environmental 5) Landscape and gardening 6) Decorative and aesthetic 7) Recreational 8) Nutraceuticals 9)Commercial 10) Non- Commercial
How much money had Canada made in wildlife based activities?
$11.7 billion (1996)
How long does the rough sit to change moisture content before worked on?
1 year
What is the major concern with chaga right now?
Over harvesting
What are some negative affects ecotourism has?
*Locals loose access & control
*Disrespectful visitors
*Damage to ecosystem
*Corporations take over tourism, no longer local benefits
What are the four issues with NTFP development?
NB makes around $750 million (2005) on outdoor tourism activities. What are the 3 main activities that contributed to this amount?
Wildlife viewing, recreational fishing, hunting.
What is a faceplate?
Metal holder, that is screwed into the bowl to spend on the lathe. Amount of holes and size vary on size of bowl.
What is the proper way to harvest Chaga?
Grapefruit, harvest when dormant, not cutting into the inner part of the tree.
What is the difference between a burls and nurls?
B: has spots
N: no spots
What is an example of an environmental NTFP product?
Biomass or recycled wood material
PEI makes how much money in ecotourism (2005)?
$141 million
If you sand the inside first what happens?
If you sand the outside first what happens?
I: The wood pulls together
O: Moisture will pull the wood apart, making it explode.
What is the proper way of drying Chaga?
Break into small pieces, use a fan or dehumidifier, and freeze if you do not have time to dry it out.
Who is Gordon Dunphy?
The woodturning God
How many Tourism jobs are there in the Maritime Provinces?
13, 700 jobs
NS has made $208 million in ecotourism (2005), what was the main contributor of this amount?
Hiking, bring in $91 million
What is a flew-shaft Dremel tool? What's unique about it?
Machine used to speed up the sanding process, Velcro sandpaper is cut into discs.
True or false. Do you harvest Chaga from a dead tree?
False, if the tree is dead then so is the Chaga.
What is end turning and quarter turning?
E: center of the tree being cut out.
Q: Burl/nurl being split into pie pieces.