Economics and Land Use

Products From Native Ecosystems  

Goods From The Woods was conceived as the result of a DOI oil and gas lease public hearing in Homer, Alaska in 1994. George and Penny Frazier observed that political processes and public input were not as highly valued as economic returns and tax revenues in public land use planning.

The Fraziers believed that they could protect wilderness through working with wild products creating sustainable economic returns. Their company, Goods From The Woods was specifically created to protect wild lands through demonstrating the economic value of products made from wild species. The company mantra for the last 14 years has been, "more species, more choices".