Buy Forest Friendly

Industrial logging, large-scale forest conversion for plantations and the illegal wildlife trade has left sun bears the rarest species of bear on the planet. You can help prevent habitat destruction by buying FSC products.

Almost everything made from wood and other forest products is available with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) label. Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world’s forests.

Products carrying the FSC label are independently certified to assure consumers that they come from forests that are managed to meet the social, economic and ecological needs of present and future generations. Find out more about how to be a responsible consumer and help promote sustainable harvested timber products at www.fsc-info.org or visit the Rainforest Alliance at www.smartwood.org

Home Depot, IKEA and Willamette Vineyards (corks) are a few businesses in town that offer FSC products. To find more companies that carry FSC label products in Oregon, visit http://www.fscus.org/certified_companies/?num=20

To watch a film and interviews on FSC products and Fair Trade Products go to www.buyerbefair.org