Sustainable Forestry
and Wood Products
" Good foresters must always look toward harvests that they will not live to
reap. "
Wendell Berry
A New Way of Doing
Business in Our Forests and Communities!
At Appalachian Sustainable Development/Sustainable Woods, we
recognize that the strength of the local economy is
closely linked to the long-term health and
productivity of our forests. Rather than simply
viewing this resource as a short-term commodity, we
see our forests as long-term investments. Through
proper stewardship, quality forest products can be
periodically obtained while at the same time
enhancing our natural environment, protecting air
and water quality, conserving biodiversity and
wildlife, and providing recreational opportunities.
Program Goals and Strategy
The goals of the Sustainable Woods program are to:
·
Improve the quality of forest practices on private
lands and encourage local processing of forest
resources in order to add value and create jobs.
·
Provide outreach, education, and technical
assistance for the conservation and sustainable use
of private forest lands
·
Develop the capacity to locally process logs into
kiln-dried lumber and other value-added forest
products
·
Develop markets for sustainably-produced forest
products.
For a list of our standards
click below:
Forest
Management Standards. pdf
Forest Management Standards, long. pdf
For a copy of our Green
Design and Building Resource List click below:
Green Residential Design and Building.pdf
For
information on other organizations that promote
Sustainable Wood Products visit:
http://www.sustainablewoods.net |
