Website Resources

American Tree Farm System http://www.treefarmsystem.org

Forest Stewardship Council http://www.fscus.org

Sustainable Forestry Initiative http://sfiprogram.org

Yale University Program on Forest Certification     http://www.yale.edu/forestcertification/faq.html#q3

 

Literature Cited

Lockhart, V and C. Ervin. 2009. A look at two certification standards for family forest owners in Alabama. Alabama’s Treasured Forests 28(3): 7-9.

Mercker, D.C. 2006. Forest certification and nonindustrial private forest landowners: Assessing awareness, acceptance, and educational preferences. Dissertation, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  117 p.

Newsom, D., B. Cashore, G. Auld, and J.E. Granskog. 2003. Forest certification in the heart of Dixie: A survey of Alabama landowners. Yale University Program on Forest Certification. New Haven, CT. 21 p. http://environment.yale.edu/cashore/pdfs/land.pdf

Rana, N., W. Price, and N. Block. 2003. Forest management certification on private forestlands in the U.S. Pinchot Institute for Conservation. Charter Printing, Alexandria, VA. 46 p.

Taranto, S., and S. Humphries. 2002. FSC forest certification handbook for the United States. The Forest Management Trust. Gainesville, FL. 53 p.