http://www.goodforforests.com/archives/122 Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:24:30 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.goodforforests.com/archives/122/comment-page-1#comment-28 Kathy Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:16:34 +0000 http://www.goodforforests.com/?p=122#comment-28 Hi Cassie. I agree, education is key. Whether we are talking about certified lands or non certified http://www.goodforforests.com/archives/119 we need to get the word out about sustainable forest management and the SFI standard. Certainly we’ve been doing a lot of that over the past year by speaking at conferences, giving presentations, meeting with stakeholders and our marketing campaign. In addition, our 37 regional implementation committees http://www.sfiprogram.org/who/outreach-training.php have done a tremendous job of land owner outreach and logger training. Since 1994, our SFI program participants and SFI implementation committees have done outreach and training to over 110,000 loggers. But still there’s more to be done. I’d appreciate your and others’ efforts to promote sustainable forest management, the benefits of forest certification and the SFI program at every opportunity you can. Direct people to our website at www.sfiprogram.org and get involved in our program, ask for SFI labeled products – there are so many ways! Thanks again for your note and for supporting SFI and forest certification. Hi Cassie. I agree, education is key. Whether we are talking about certified lands or non certified http://www.goodforforests.com/archives/119 we need to get the word out about sustainable forest management and the SFI standard. Certainly we’ve been doing a lot of that over the past year by speaking at conferences, giving presentations, meeting with stakeholders and our marketing campaign. In addition, our 37 regional implementation committees http://www.sfiprogram.org/who/outreach-training.php have done a tremendous job of land owner outreach and logger training. Since 1994, our SFI program participants and SFI implementation committees have done outreach and training to over 110,000 loggers. But still there’s more to be done. I’d appreciate your and others’ efforts to promote sustainable forest management, the benefits of forest certification and the SFI program at every opportunity you can. Direct people to our website at http://www.sfiprogram.org and get involved in our program, ask for SFI labeled products – there are so many ways! Thanks again for your note and for supporting SFI and forest certification.

]]> http://www.goodforforests.com/archives/122/comment-page-1#comment-24 Cassie Ridenour Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:37:33 +0000 http://www.goodforforests.com/?p=122#comment-24 Education is critical here. An environmental auditor, and a tree farmer myself - it wasn't until I attended a forestry tax seminar that I heard about SFI. Then when I did, I made sure to consider SFI, and to get a copy of the standard and the logging company SFI certification prior to contracting with a logging company. A mid size land owner in Ohio (240 acres), I bet I am among the very few considering SFI as a logging criteria. Let me know how, and I will gladly spread the word. Education is critical here. An environmental auditor, and a tree farmer myself – it wasn’t until I attended a forestry tax seminar that I heard about SFI. Then when I did, I made sure to consider SFI, and to get a copy of the standard and the logging company SFI certification prior to contracting with a logging company. A mid size land owner in Ohio (240 acres), I bet I am among the very few considering SFI as a logging criteria. Let me know how, and I will gladly spread the word.

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