Speak for the Trees
When it comes to building or renovating a house, one of the most important things to consider is the provenance of the materials—particularly in regards to sourcing responsibly harvested hardwoods. Check out our map-in-progress of distributors that are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, and don't forget to nominate your own resources in the comments.
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Cramer Wood Products, Inc.
Cramer Wood Products offers a wide selection of exotic Forest Stewardship Council certified woods including Eucalyptus, Brown Pippy Oak, Honduras Mahogany, Weathered Ash, Santa Maria, Amapa, Angelim Pedra, Cedro, Cumaru, Ipe, Jatoba, Pau Ferro, Tauari, and Timborana.
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Costal Forest Products, Inc.
Coastal Forest Products is an environmentally-conscious wholesale supplier of Cedar, Fir and a variety of other top quality FSC certified hardwoods. In an effort to minimize the facility’s impact on air quality, they've started burning the VOC’s (Volatile Organic Compounds) emitted during the coating and recovering process to produce heat for the warehouse.
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Champlain Hardwoods
Champlain Hardwoods specializes in woods that can only be found in the Northeast. Their FSC certified woods include: Cherry, Hard Maple, Soft Maple, Red Oak, White Oak, Ash, Birch, Beech, Hickory, Basswood, Yellow Poplar and Eastern White Pine.
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Patterson Lumber Co.
Patterson Lumber Co. takes the management of timberland very seriously. Their selective harvesting techniques were developed to maximize timber yield while enhancing forest health. They are an active part of the SmartWood Certified Chain of Custody, which meets the standards of the Forest Stewardship Council.
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Naturally Durable
Naturally Durable Inc. is an importer and distributor of rot resistant tropical hardwoods. They specialize in treated products, made without toxic preservatives. They're deeply committed to product performance and environmental sustainability.
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Millard Lumber Inc.
Millard Lumber is one of the largest independently owned suppliers of building materials in the Midwest. They offer a wide range of eco-friendly building products including Forest Stewardship Council certified woods and composites.
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Austin Lumber Company, Inc.
The Austin Lumber Company has been family owned and operated since 1929. The president, Laura Willhoite Culin, has kept up with the times by introducing sustainable building materials including FSC certified cedar, birch and fir to their inventory.
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Certified Wood Products, Inc
Certified Wood Products, Inc. is located in Maple Lake, Minnesota. Their 20,000 square foot warehouse holds FSC certified framing lumber, plywood, oriented strandboard, particleboard, and hardwood lumber.
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Totem Lumber & Supply
Totem Lumber & Supply recognizes that more and more people are demanding environmentally responsible building products, so they just recently began selling sustainable hardwoods. Currently, they're only carrying FSC lumber and plywood but hope to expand their inventory soon.
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Forge Lumber
Forge Lumber is committed to providing contractors, home owners and architects with a wide range of high quality FSC certified woods. They also provide pre-cutting, sanding and routing services.
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Natural Forest Distribution
Natural Forest Distribution, established in 2006, is an exclusive supplier of FSC certified lumber and wood products. Natural Forest distributes to lumberyards in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, and can ship many products throughout North America.
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EarthSource Forest Products
San Francisco Bay Area-based EarthSource Forest Products opened its doors in 1997, and in the same year became the 27th company worldwide to receive FSC certification. They carry a wide variety of certified building materials including decking, molding and plywood.
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AltruWood Inc.
AltruWood specializes in reclaimed lumber and FSC certified wood products harvested from responsible sources. Most their reclaimed wood comes from old buildings, barns, factories and warehouses throughout the United States.
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Edensaw Woods, Ltd
Edensaw Woods, Ltd. has been FSC certified since 1998. Today, they offer over 60 different species of domestic and exotic hardwoods.
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A. B. Lewis Limited
Tony and Brian Lewis of A.B. Lewis Limited run a successful hardwood importing business outside of Liverpool, England. They specialize in FSC certified timbers, flooring, decking and moulding.
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Keiver-Willard Lumber Corporation
Keiver-Willard only purchases lumber from mills that practice sustainable forestry and adhere to environmental regulations. They distribute a wide aray of hardwoods including ash, oak, maple, cherry and walnut.
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Mason's Mill & Lumber Co.
Mason’s Mill and Lumber is the regional distributor for GreenPly, a plywood produced using 100% plantation grown core stock from New Zealand. Greenply is FSC certified and also meets the emission standards set by the California Air Resources Board(CARB).
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Northland Forest Products
With facilities in New Hampshire and Virginia, Northland offers a wide selection of timber from FSC-certified forests. They also distribute specialty items such as Cambia Heat-Crafted Lumber and Eucalyptus Grandis.
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DLH France
Based in Sètes and Nantes, DLH France has been distributing quality hardwood products for over 20 years. Today, they import a variety of tropical hardwoods including Mahogany, Cedro, Pau Amarelo, Marupa, Cambara, Jatoba, Iroko, Wawa, Niangon, Apa and Sapelli.
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North American Wood Products LLC.
North American Wood Products LLC. specializes in finding reliable sources to fit specific needs. They are a global distributor of exotic wood products and offer a wide variety of FSC-certified North American hardwoods.
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The Woodage
The Woodage stocks timbers from FSC-certified forests, plantations and salvaged logs. Liaisons with FSC, Greenpeace and The World Wide Fund for Nature have given The Woodage “the sawing edge” in timber supply, with a range of wonderful species available for almost any building purpose.
Thank you for this list!!
How about other responsible manufacturers that utilize wood in their products like high-pressure decorative laminates; check out sustain.wilsonart.com
http://www.thewoodage.com.au/ The Woodage is flying the FSC flag high and proud in Australia. The owner, Peter Mussett is a committed believer in the virtues of timber supplies with provenance.
Zeeland Lumber has recently earned FSC certification in West Michigan. http://www.zeelandlumber.com/green%20building/199/
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