Exploring PEFC Endorsement As An Option for Oregon

In April 2006 the Institute completed a study of the policies, programs, and forest management practices on all of Oregon's 28 million acres of federal, state, private, tribal, and local government forestland. The study's goal was to evaluate the feasibility of an "Oregon Certification Standard," meaning that wood products grown under the state's current forest management standards could be certified by the international Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).

PEFC is an umbrella organization of independent forest certification systems from around the world, and Oregon would be the first U.S. state to earn PEFC certification. Such a broad seal of approval would set Oregon's forests apart in the global marketplace.

Project Leader: Will Price, Director of Northeast Regional Programs