Lanoga Corporation to Fund Certification of WA Forests

Over one million acres (400,000 ha) of

Washington state forests will soon be certified to both Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) standards, the Pinchot Institute for Conservation reported in August. Lanoga Corporation, the country’s third-largest supplier of lumber and building products to the professional residential building sector, has agreed to fund the certification process, which should shed light on how the two certification systems compare. Pinchot is facilitating a similar study on 67,000 acres (27,000 ha) of Idaho forestland owned by Potlatch Corporation. Findings of both studies will be made public upon completion.