For more than 89,000 family forest owners sustainably managing 27 million acres of forestland in the American Tree Farm System, the Weyerhaeuser preference for ther certified wood can make a real difference in the viability of Tree Farms and the economic health of rural communities.
"Weyerhaeuser’s announcement is just what certified Tree Farmers have been waiting for," said Tom Martin president and ceo of the American Forest Foundation."Healthy forests need haealthy markets because protecting your trees against insects, disease and catastrophic fire can be expensive. These landowners are hardworking people who want to keep their forests as forests, and keep them in their family."
"Most of our customers want certified wood and paper products," said Dan Fulton, president and ceo of Weyerhaeuser Company. "Buyers want to know their wood comes from sustainably managed forests."
