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Potlatch Hybrid Poplar Plantation Earns FSC Certification Potlatch Corporation has obtained certification under the Forest Stewardship Council system, for its 17,000-acre, intensively managed hybrid poplar plantation at Boardman, Oregon, following completion of an audit by certifier Scientific Certification Systems. The operation has also entered into an agreement with the Kinzua Resources LLC sawmill in Pilot Rock, Oregon to provide it with certified poplar sawlogs, with a full chain-of-custody guarantee; residuals will be going to Boise Cascade's paper mill at Wallula Junction, Washington and to a local fiberboard manufacturer. According to Potlatch's August 24 press release, "Kinzua and Potlatch are working together to establish markets for the certified lumber around the country." For more information, see http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010824/240088.html. We are gratified that FSC has recognized the sustainability of intensive plantation culture. A report on the certifier's findings is posted at www.scs1.com/pdfs/potlatch_hpp.pdf; Adobe® Acrobat® Reader, available at no charge from Adobe, is necessary to download. Back to "News" Forest Resources Association
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