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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.
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.
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...
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...Read on
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...Read on
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...Read on