Plant Harvesting Policy for SweetWood Temenos

1. All plant life (including mushrooms) shall be harvested in an ecologically sustainable manner.

1a. Trees may be cut if dead or dying. Live trees may be harvested according to the principles of sustainable woodland practices [see more information on this at the Kickapoo Woods Cooperative, PO Box 71, La Farge, WI 54639, domehome@mwt.net]. No clear-cutting of the woods is allowed, except for small areas in the pines needed for camping sites.

1b. Small amounts of plants, such as flowers, berries & herbs, may be used or consumed on site by members.

1c. Small amounts of the most common woodland plants may be transplanted for use by members. More tan this will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the BOD.

1d. Seeds may be gathered for use by members.

1e. Small amounts of morels or other mushrooms can be harvested & consumed by members. Morels or other mushrooms may be harvested and sold as a fundraiser for SweetWood Temenos. Kim and Jack Ingersoll may keep money from their sale of such mushrooms.

2. Any monies obtained by timber harvesting will go to the owners of the woodland (Kim & Jack Ingersoll).

3. Ginseng shall not be harvested under any circumstances by the public or SweetWood Temenos members unless explicit permission has been to them given by Kim and Jack Ingersoll. Kim and Jack are seeding and encouraging the wild growth of ginseng as a supplement to retirement monies.

4. Poison Ivy & Poison Oak can be freely eradicated.