Advancing Oregon Sustainability Through Forest-focused Collaborations
Oregon SFI® Implementation Committee is an independent, non-profit organization that demonstrates commitment to forests through work in standards, conservation, education, and community.
Supporting forest certification programs is one of the best things you can do for forests.
SFI’s commitment to forests is exemplified by our standards, including our on-product label, and by our work in conservation, community, and education. SFI is the only certification program that takes such a comprehensive approach to the dynamic values of our forests.
Core Priorities
SFI Implementation Committees are an integral part of the SFI program and play a vital role in promoting training and landowner outreach, maintaining integrity of the SFI program and supporting and promoting responsible forestry and the SFI program at the state, provincial and regional level.
Logger Training & Education
Establish criteria and identify delivery mechanisms for logger and forester training to reach the thousands of independent contractors that are the key to the quality of forest harvesting operations.
Landowner Outreach
Provide sustainable forestry information and support to family forest landowners in collaboration with local conservation groups, government agencies, university extensions, forestry and professional associations, landowner groups and others.
Inconsistent Practices Inquires
This offers a forum to provide information or answer questions about local forestry operations, and they also provide a process to respond to questions or concerns about forestry practices on lands certified to the SFI Standard and beyond.
Increasing SFI Program Recognition
SFI’s unique grassroots network seeks to increase SFI program recognition, awareness and support with local government agencies, legislative officials and key stakeholder groups, like architects and green building advocates.
Report potential compliance issues
In the spirit of continuous improvement, SFI certified organizations have rigorous programs that monitor all of their forest management activities and their overall performance. Striving for ongoing improvement of practices has always been a key element of the SFI Standard.
