Gibson is working with the Rainforest Alliance to be sure that the wood in its guitars is sustainably sourced. Now that’s a sweet note.

Responsible forest management, trade policies and market developments were among the topics of the Sept. 7-8 international seminar, “Forests, Markets, Policy & Practice – China 2010.”

GREENSBORO, NC -- Columbia Forest Products has launched a new web portal with resources it said can help forestland owners manage and improve the performance of their forest land holdings.

NEW YORK -- Gibson USA is working with the Rainforest Alliance to assist in the guitar manufacturer's efforts to strengthen its commitment and support of sustainability in its wood supply chain.

WASHINGTON -- Seventy-nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a letter requesting the U.S. Green Building Council to end Forest Stewardship Council's monopoly on LEED credits for certified wood.

WASHINGTON – In a letter steered by Congressmen Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) to the U.S. Green Building Council, 79 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing 35 different states, have urged the organization to “accept all credible forest certification systems for qualification under the LEED rating system” including the Sustainable Forestry Initiative.

Green features of the property will include use of FSC certified cherry wood paneling.

Uniboardä, a North American leader of manufactured engineered wood products, is pleased to announce that its Sayabec, Quebec manufacturing facility has been certified by the Composite Panel Association (CPA) as meeting California Air Resources Board (CARB) Phase 2 emissions standards.

MARKHAM, ON -- Flakeboard announced that its Simsboro, LA, plant has been FSC certified to the SmartWood Program of the Rainforest Alliance.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) applauded the "historic forest management agreement," in which the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and nine environmental organizations pledged to work together in the management and conservation of 173 million acres of Canada’s globally significant boreal forest.