RCPA Forestry Program - FSC Certified Forestry

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The Adirondack Park Sustainable Forestry Project is a program of the Residents' Committee to Protect the Adirondacks (RCPA) that provides Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for qualifying forests and wood procuring businesses. We work carefully with enrolled forestland owners to assist in marketing certified resources, from timber to carbon credits, at their highest capacity and aid with the continuing management and stewardship of forests in the Adirondack Park. FSC certification provides a guarantee to both land owners and consumers that certified forestland is managed in a way that protects a wide range of values including water quality, biological diversity, wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, nutrient cycling, and forest regeneration.

In April 2002, the RCPA was accredited as a SmartWood Forest Manager (FSC certificate number: SW-FM/COC-201). Accreditation by SmartWood allows the RCPA to provide FSC certification to qualifying lands in the Adirondack Park hence wood harvested from enrolled lands may be marketed as FSC-certified. The RCPA undergoes annual audits and a comprehensive assessment every five years by a team of independent eco-investigators to ensure that our enrolled properties are being managed in accordance to FSC Principles and Criteria.

As you further navigate please take the time to learn about the process of attaining FSC certification by enrolling in the RCPA's Sustainable Forestry Project. We currently manage a certified pool of approximately 13,000 acres ranging from 25 to over 3,000 acres spread throughout the park. Forestland owners, with 25 or more acres, interested in FSC Certification should contact project forester Jeremy Caggiano in Saranac Lake at 518.891.1002 #11 or by email at jeremy@rcpa.org