August 2008
Certification Opportunities for WA DNR Timber Purchasers
WA DNR-managed forested state trust lands within the South Puget Plan Planning Unit, located within parts of King, Pierce, Thurston, Lewis, Kitsap, and Mason counties, are now certified as being in compliance with the Forest Stewardship Council Pacific Coast Regional Standard. FSC certified timber sales are now available for timber purchasers....
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Green Garden Furniture Goes Mainstream
FSC-certified furniture is becoming more mainstream and more products are being labeled with the certification....
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Studies Illustrate the Benefits of Certification
The impacts of Forest Stewardship Council certification appear to be lower than anticipated and researchers come to several interesting conclusions about the reasons behind this, and the way in which benefits may be more significant in the future.
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July 2008
Forestry groups queried on U.S. funds
Senators ask about the protection of our forests....
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June 2008
Staples offers FSC Recylced Paper
FSC Recyled Paper becomes a standard offering at Staples Copy and Print Centers....
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May 2008
State Praised for Logging Sustainably
The Seattle Times praises the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for obtaining FSC certification on 145, 000 acres of state forestlands....
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April 2008
NBC Nightly News spotlights a FSC certified forest
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams focuses on sustainable logging on land owned by Collins Pine, a FSC certified company....
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March 2008
Legal Timber Protection Act, House Bill 1497
The Legal Timber Protection Act was introduced to the House but voting on the bill has yet to occur. House Bill 1497 would make it a crime to knowingly import, sell, buy or transport illegally sourced wood products....
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July 2007
Office Depot Offers FSC Paper
Office Depot has announced that it will make Domtar's EarthChoice Paper -- certified to Forest Stewardship Council standards and endorsed by the Rainforest Alliance -- widely available in its stores for the first time in the U.S....
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May 2007
Northwest Certified Wood Source
Read the latest version of the Northwest Certified Wood Source newsletter here for updates on all things FSC....
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May 2007
Ainsworth Certified for OSB Mills
Ainsworth, the leading manufacturer of Oriented Strand Board (OSB) west of the Mississippi, has received FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification for its three Minnesota mills....
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August 2006
FSC at Work in SW Washington - Reading Room Article
Ten miles south of Naselle, Washington, lies the 120-acre, FSC-certified Knappton Cove forest....
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July 2006
Forest Certification on a Military Base? - Reading Room Article
In the heart of Western Washington, lies 43,000 acres of one of the best managed working forests in the country. Located on the Fort Lewis Army base...
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March 2006
Changing the World, One Shopping Cart at a Time
There's a telling scene in the documentary "Buyer Be Fair" in which various Home Depot customers try to define "certified wood"...
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Dec 2005
Ecotrust and FSC: A Model for Linking the Market
Kent Goodyear, director of market connections for Ecotrust's Forestry program is on the leading edge of creating innovative marketing partnerships for FSC-certified wood — and applying a career's worth of know-how to the cause...
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Sep 2005
Largest FSC Certification in the World
An area of 5.5 million hectares of forest that belongs to Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. (Al-Pac) have been certified under the FSC Principles and Criteria...
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Sep 2005
Tembec is Awarded FSC Certification for Nearly 3 Million Acres of Forest
Tembec and World Wildlife Fund Canada (WWF-Canada) announced today that Tembec has been awarded FSC certification for its forest resource management practices...
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