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Wood Certification Demystified
In order for consumers to be assured that wood comes from well managed forests or from reclaimed sources of wood, wood products are havrvested, manufactured and sold under the supervision of various certification organizations. The following logos are used to note the type of certification of our wood products.
Without eco-certification of wood, as consumers we would not have a way of evalutaing the "green" nature of wood products that we use. So, through your understanding and request of products that are certified under the following programs, you will be supporting the growing movement and market of eco-certified wood!
Healthy Forests Healthy Communities (HFHC)
HFHC is a partnership between forester, manufacturers, retailers, and community organizations, which strives to create jobs asd market products from operations that restore the land and rebuild local economies. These wood products are produced in rural communities that historically have suffered from the economic and ecological devastation of misguided forest management practices.
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