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Related Pages
Forest Certification Program
Responsible Forestry
North American Forestland
Responsible Forestry Practices
Common Timber Resources
Related Documents (PDF)
CFP FSC CoC Certificate - US
CFP FSC-FM Certificate
FSC Newsletter
Landowner
Brochure
USDA
Report on Sustainable Forests
Contact Info
Interested in Certification? Email our
Certified Forestry Team
Interested in selling Timber or Logs?
S. Appalachians, NC, TN, VA, WV:
Jim Sitts,
888.737.0514
Ontario, Canada:
Norm Stephenson,
705.362.4320
Klamath, OR - Shasta, CA Region:
Mark Slezak,
541.273.2504
Northeast & Lake States:
Dwight Jensen,
802.334.6711
Landowners Forest Certification Program
If you are a landowner who is growing trees, you will benefit from a certified forest
management program. Using Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC®) principles
and criteria, our forestry management team will help you make the most of your property
by extending revenues into the future and preserving the forest's integrity, maintaining
its beauty and preventing harm to any wildlife habitats or streams. Harvesting timber
without a management plan can be short sighted and can be financially and environmentally
irresponsible. The wrong decisions on the ground can take a lifetime to correct.
Why should you manage your forest lands?
- Demonstrate stewardship by improving forest health
- Maximize tree growth
- Generate consistent economic returns
- Secure tax advantages
- Improve recreation, habitat and biodiversity
Comparison of Forestry Practices
Improper forestry practices (click to
enlarge)
Responsible forestry practices (click
to enlarge)
What does Columbia Forest Products offer you?
- A long term commitment as opposed to "cut and run"
- A customized, comprehensive management plan designed around your needs
- Weekly oversight of logging activity
- Third party audits of your managed forest conducted by the Rainforest Alliance's
SmartWood program
- Foresters who care about proper timber harvesting and responsible forest management
Why does Columbia do this?
- Ensure a reliable supply of FSC®-certified timber through long-term partnerships
- Satisfy demand for green building products
- Demonstrate forest stewardship
Basic Entry Guidelines
- Property must contain a high percentage of yellow-poplar, cucumber, basswood and
sycamore trees
- Timber merchantable within five years
- At least 2,500 board foot per acre of harvestable timber
- Legal access to property
- Legal ownership and intent to manage
Testimonials
"I am really pleased with the outcome of the Columbia management program. I
can see the management will pay off with an even better stand of timber and revenue
during the next harvest."
Les Facemyer
Ripley, WV
"The primary function of our certified forest is to preserve natural beauty,
maintain woodland scenery for our sporting clays course, provide deer and turkey
habitat for family hunting and provide a natural habitat for quail and pheasant."
Cline and Mary Ruth Fowler
Fowler Farms Sporting Clays & Game Preserve
Spring Creek NC
"Whiskey Creek Timber Company owns and manages forestland in Oregon using Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC) guidelines. We know that managing our forests using FSC;
standards will ensure that they will remain healthy and productive for many years."
Jim and Phyllis Dahm
Whiskey Creek Timber Company
Klamath Falls, OR
