Implementing Controlled Wood v.3-1

We were pleased in October, when the FSC 2017 General Assembly reached a sensible decision to avoid further trouble and  “Do No Harm” on the contentious and complex topic of Controlled Wood.    This decision, however, did nothing to solve the real problems that this...

Grassroots in Maine

This brief post is to share some good news, and to offer well-deserved congratulations to some of our hard working colleagues who do the real work that makes forest sustainability programs possible. Last month, at the Annual Conference of the Sustainable Forestry...

FSC GA 2017 Day 4: Observations & Comments

MixedWood continues to follow and participate in a number of engaged discussions on several topics at the FSC 2017 General Assembly (GA) in Vancouver this week.  We continue to be impressed with the quality of cross-chamber, collaborative policy and decision making. ...

FSC Controlled Wood: Time To Do No Harm

Among the “hot topics” under discussion this week at the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) 2017 General Assembly is Controlled Wood.  This subject has been controversial from the moment the idea was introduced over 10 years ago.  Readers of the MixedWood blog know that...

FSC GA 2017 Day 1: Governance & Strategy

As we mentioned in our last post (just this morning), MixedWood is attending and participating in the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) 2017 General Assembly, underway this week in the beautiful city of Vancouver, British Columbia.  Today was the opening session of the...