Principles

We believe that:

• Active management of working forests produces environmental, economic and social benefits and must be preserved for future generations.
• Maintaining working forests will continue only through the economic incentive of a robust market for wood and forest products.
• Local, state and federal forest management policy should be guided by science-based tools and promote the active management of working forests.
• A diversity of land management styles promotes biodiversity and is essential to a healthy forest industry.
• Wood is the most environmentally friendly building material in the world, and forest products are the wisest environmental choice.
• Forests are a critical component of our economy, especially in rural communities, and provide products essential to our lives.