Action Alert: Help us gain FSC recognition for urban forest products

January 3, 2011

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is currently inviting comments on its policy regarding sourcing of reclaimed materials. This comment period provides an opportunity to make the FSC aware of the opportunity to identify reclaimed urban trees as post‐consumer material.

FSC is one of the most visible and respected certification programs for wood products and is currently the only standard recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program. Obtaining FSC recognition of urban wood as reclaimed material could be another step toward increasing the visibility of urban forest products and creating new market opportunities.

The Urban Forest Products Alliance has suggested edits to the draft FSC policy to include language addressing the policy change that we are advocating to recognize urban trees as post‐consumer reclaimed. This comment form, along with the FSC policy, is available at http://urbanwood.org/uploads/UFPA_FSC_Action_Alert_Cover.pdf. The UFPA is asking all supporters to review this comment form, modify it as necessary, and submit comments on this FSC policy to Lucia Mayer Massaroth at l.massaroth@fsc.org. The deadline for submitting comments is January 15, 2011. If possible, please also copy jessica.simons@semircd.org on this message.