Just ask for FSC!

The FSC logo is your guide to the good wood. Unless you know what to look for, a two-by-four from a well-managed forest seems just like any other board. Fortunately, there's one broad-based, internationally recognized group that can tell you whether the wood you’re holding makes the grade: the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). An FSC stamp means that the forest is managed according to strict environmental, social and economic standards.

Founded in 1993 by a coalition of environmentalists, native peoples and forestry professionals, the Forest Stewardship Council sorts out competing claims about wood — like the way that organic certifiers look at food. Around the globe, nearly 100 million acres of forestland in 57 countries have already secured FSC approval. And that includes over a million and a half acres in California, Oregon and Washington.

Landowners are seeing the benefits of going with FSC. And retailers are getting on board. You're the last link in the chain. Please visit one of our fine partners featured here. Ask for FSC. Wouldn’t it be great to buy wood you can feel good about?

FSC-US-0030 FSC Trademark © 1996 Forest Stewardship Council A.C

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