A POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF PICKING - NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS IN THE PACIFIC-NORTHWEST

Using a political ecology framework this research analyzes the recent entry of recent Latino and Southeast Asian immigrants into the harvest ing of non-timber forest products in the Pacific Northwest. Using both permit data and interviewing, it suggests that a world market for the se products, government policy, and environmental conditions have the potential for driving harvests to unsustainable levels and exacerbatin g incipient conflicts.