Non-Timber Forest Product Calculator
This Microsoft Excel-based tool provides general estimates of income potential from harvesting and selling non-timber forest products from a conservation planting.
This tool was developed in cooperation with the Virginia Tech, College of Natural Resources and Environment under a Conservation Innovation Grant from Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Virginia.
Key Uses
Forest Products
Scale
Mid-Scale
User Experience Level
Intermediate
What do you need to get started?
Microsoft Excel, and Internet Connectivity
Outputs
General estimates of income potential from harvesting and selling non-timber forest products from a conservation planting.
Strengths
Provides a general estimate of income potential.
Limitations
This scoping tool will only provide rough numbers for exploring this enterprise alternative. A more detailed enterprise budget will be necessary to determine economic viability of the enterprise.
Downloads
Last updated May 14, 2025