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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
CHEQUAMEGON-NICOLET NF (REGION 9)
RHINELANDER, WI
PARK FALLS, WI
FSM 2600 – WILDLIFE, FISH & SENSITIVE PLANT HABITAT MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 2670 – THREATENED, ENDANGERED AND SENSITIVE PLANTS AND
ANIMALS
Supplement No.: R9 Cheni 2670-2008-1
Effective Date: September 23, 2008
Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: JEANNE M. HIGGINS
Forest Supervisor
Date Approved: 09/23/2008
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by Handbook number and
calendar year. Post by document; remove the entire document and replace it with this
supplement. Retain this transmittal as the first page(s) of this document.
New Document
R9 Cheni 2670-2008-1
2 Pages
Superseded Document(s)
(Supplement Number and
Effective Date)
R9 Cheni 2600-2003-2
2 Pages
Digest: In order by code, summarize the main additions, revisions, or removal of direction
incorporated in this supplement.
2671.1 – Reissues entire supplement without any change in direction.
R9 CHENI SUPPLEMENT 2670-2008-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: 09/23/08
DURATION: Effective until superseded or removed
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FSM 2600 – WILDLIFE, FISH AND SENSITIVE PLANT HABITAT MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 2670 – THREATENED, ENDANGERED AND SENSITIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS
2671 – COOPERATION
2671.1 – Cooperation with State Agencies.
Status – Although American Ginseng is not listed as a federal or state threatened or endangered
species, it is a Regional Forester Sensitive Plant. Its abundance and distribution within the state
is still not well known.
Value – Wild ginseng will sell for more than $100 per pound of dried roots. (Roughly 3 pounds
of green root will yield a pound of dried root.)
State Harvest Regulations – A permit is required to harvest wild ginseng (copy of regulations
attached). However, this permit is valid only with landowner’s permission. The Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) does not allow harvest on state-owned land.
Harvest on National Forest Land – Harvest of wild ginseng is not allowed on the ChequamegonNicolet National Forest, pursuant to 36 CFR 269d: (Removing any plant that is classified as a
threatened, endangered, sensitive, rare, or unique species.) Any violation of this regulation shall
be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than six months or
both.