SFI BLOG

Jordan Benner captured this photo of students learning the art of tree estimating during the yearly Envirothon competition in Rediscovery Forest, Silverton, Oregon.

Curtis Wheat from Waxachachie, Texas submitted this great picture highlighting the biodiversity of Texas.

Minnesota tree farmer Dave Medvecky is known for having an uncanny knack for match-making his trees to their final market purpose.

Today is Smokey Bear’s 69th birthday and everyone at SFI couldn’t be more grateful for his work in protecting the forests.

We love this beautiful perspective of Redwoods from Lisa Hauser in Big Sur, CA. It’s photos like this that remind everyone how precious our forests are.

Last week the printer delivered hard copies of our 2013 Annual Progress Report, Writing the Next Chapter, that all our stakeholders should see soon in the mail.

Maine is renowned for its abundant fish and forest resources. The state has 90 percent of the remaining brook trout habitat in the lower 48 states.

SFI is helping thousands of the 35,000 scouts, leaders and family members attending to learn more about sustainable forestry and responsible purchasing of forest products.

Thanks to everyone who took the quiz in last Friday's post! How well did you do? Let us know!

This week SFI joined the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in West Virginia for the 2013 National Scout Jamboree.

On June 5th we launched the process of revising our current SFI Program Requirements to develop the SFI 2015-2021 Standard and the SFI Chain of Custody Standard. 

We are proud to support Scouts Canada in educating youth about how to use natural resources wisely.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) members just completed their vote to accept the new LEED v4 rating tools.

Dan Fisher of Palo Cedro captured a great shot of an incoming storm over Goose Nest Mountain, CA.

On perhaps the hottest, most humid day this summer, I led a diverse group of women leaders in a Habitat for Humanity “Women in Wood” Build Day in Orleans.