Logging Frim Gets Sustainability Certification

A California Redwood logging firm has received a coveted "sustainability" certification for it's forestry management.

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November 18, 2000, 8:00 AM PST

By Laura Kraft


Despite a tumultuous past, "the approval means that all forest products coming off Mendocino Redwood Co. 's 232,000 acres of Mendocino woodlands can bear a special logo, a significant marketing tool given the growing demand for wood from environmentally sustainable operations."

Thanks to Laura Krafft

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