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Stewardship and Conservation Planning for farms; and for non timber forest products Soils Mapping and Evaluations On-Site Wastewater Systems Design and Permitting Licensed soil scientist

Products purchased from land owners or harvesters

Small diameter black locust

Small diameter hickory

Rhododendron

Black Locust

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Bark House brand Architectural Elements

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Poplar and other bark materials. Locust of varying sizes. Massive, figured wood. Specification sheets available at HC. Logging contract and management practices verified. FSC, SFI and American Tree Farm land management practices preferred. Procurer training in sustainable forestry verified.

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Native Rhododendrons and Azaleas grown from locally collected seed. Species available R.maximum, R.catawbiense, R.carolinanum, R.calendulaceum, R.vaseyi,R.arborescens, R.austrinum, R.alanticum, R.cumberlandense, R.periclymenoides, R.prinophyllum, R.prunifolium , and Leucathoe fontanesiana. Wholesales orders are preferred.

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Assistance with Good Manufacturing Practices for Dietary Supplements and Native Plants.

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Native Plant Starts; Does not need to be certified organic but does need to be grown naturally.

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Seeds & plants for agroforestry including most woodland native medicinals and wildfoods as well as promising non-native woodland plants such as wasabi and Chinese Angelica.

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WNCGBC is a 501C3 non-profit membership based organization whose mission is to promote environmentally sustainable and health conscious building practices through community education. WNCGBC offers networking for green building professionals, green building certification and educational opportunities.

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Biomass for fuel to heat and/or power in both residential and commercial applications. Products include chips, pellets, and bricks of woody biomass. Bagged, palletized, and bulk delivery are offered.

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We purchase woody biomass especially clean wood chips and sawdust. Our pricing is based on bone dry tonnage and is based on market rates that are competitive. Consistent suppliers are given priority over small lots.

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Professional land and site planning, conservation easement consultation, innovative farm and forest business assessment and recommendations, business planning, land stewardship planning and consultation. Broad experience including Ag Extension and personal practical business applications.

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Natural Resource Inventories and Monitoring, Open Space and Habitat Management, Stream and Wetland Mitigation, Ecological Restoration, Land Planning, Sustainable Landscape Design, Stormwater Management, NEPA, Water Resource Planning, Project and Stakeholder Coordination

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Loans from $5,000 to $50,000 to small businesses committed to sustainable forestry and farmland management.

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Loans and equity-like capital for sustainable businesses. Up to $250,000 per company, with rates and terms based on stage and financial strength of the company and its principals. NCIF often works in partnership with other lending institutions, and is active in western NC.

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Brand Strategy, Branding, Graphic Design, Advertising, Web Design, Packaging Design

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We purchase FSC-certified paper from our printers and participate in the printing process.

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Local Food Guide, Branding for local foods

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Forest management assistance

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FORSight Resources, is a high tech forestry consulting firm. We focus on Forest Inventory & Biometrics, GIS & Remote Sensing, and Harvest Scheduling & Forest Planning. We combine these three areas of expertise to do comprehensive timberland acquisition due diligence. So, we help existing landowners optimize there returns on existing holdings, and help folks add to their timberland holdings by leveraging technology to make knowledge based decisions. We also sell and support ESRI ArcGIS and ArcView GIS software and Trimble GPS hardware.

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Turner HD Media produces high definition video for the web, for distribution on DVD or for broadcast. Turner HD Media assists with marketing and social media as well as graphics, still photography, website design and implementation.

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Services and resources for landowners, forest-based businesses

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NRCS's natural resources conservation programs help people reduce soil erosion, enhance water supplies, improve water quality, increase wildlife habitat, and reduce damages caused by floods and other natural disasters.

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the development of sustainable and organic production systems for herbs, vegetables, and a wide variety of specialty crops including non-timber forest products

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The Conservation Trust for North Carolina protects land and water through direct efforts with willing landowners and in partnership with our state's local and regional land trusts.

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Wholesale or retail liners of rare woodland perennials, many of them at-risk. Mitchella repens (Partridgeberry), Aletris farinosa (True Unicorn), Chaemalirium luteum (Fairy Wand), Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-Pulpit), Allium tricoccum (Ramps), Actaea racemosa (Black Cohosh), Asarum canadense (Wild Ginger), Polygonatum biflorum (Solomon's Seal), Galax urceolata (Galax), Pachysandra procumbens (Allegheny Spurge), etc..

Products purchased from land owners or harvesters

native perennial seed

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Forest Stewardship Plan or Assessment, Wildlife Habitat Plan or Assessment, Forest Inventory or Appraisal, Timber Sale Planning and Administration, Crop Tree Release and/or Vine Control, Custom Designed Maps or GIS Analysis, Forest Financial Projections and Forest Growth Modeling, Controlled Burning, Wildlife Habitat Improvement, Botanical Inventory or Assessment, Invasive Species Control, Marking or Posting of Property Lines, Forest Road Stabilization and Erosion Control, Forest Trail/Road Layout and/or Mapping, Non-Timber Forest Products, Forest Certification, Conservation Easement Planning or Baseline Reports, Conservation Development Planning

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Forest management plans, timber inventory & appraisals, hazard tree evaluations, boundary marking & general forestry consultation.

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Sinker Cypress, Sinker Pine, Long Leaf Sinker Pine, Heart Pine, Curly Pine