Forestry Resources
McKenzie River Associates www.mrallc.com
(Our sister company. Experts in forest measurements, database design, and current technology)

Education
Oregon State College of Forestry www.cof.orst.edu
(An excellent all-around forestry school)
University of Washington, College of Forest Resources www.cfr.washington.edu
(Very strong on forest sciences)
Rural Technology Initiative www.ruraltech.org
(This UW program conducts research relevant to the active management of working forests)
Oregon Forest Resources Institute www.ofri.org
(Does an excellent job of bringing good information into the discussion)

Conservation
Northwest Natural Resource Group www.nnrg.org
(Leading the effort to make ecological forestry a paying proposition in the Pacific Northwest. Check out NNRG’s NW Certified Forests Program.)
The Nature Conservancy www.nature.org
(Saving the last great places on earth)
McKenzie River Trust www.mckenzieriver.org
(Doing great work on the McKenzie and beyond)

Certification
Sustainable Forestry Initiative www.sfiprogram.org
(A rigorous certification system widely used in the U.S. timber industry)
Forest Stewardship Council www.fscus.org
(Certification system widely support internationally)
Northwest Certified Forests www.nnrg.org/nw-certified-forestry
(A growing network of landowners, wood products manufacturers and lumberyards that specialize in locally produced forest products that are certified to the high standards of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Sperry Ridge is an NCF “Preferred Provider” for compliant forest management practices.)
American Tree Farm System www.treefarmsystem.org
(ATFS has provided certification for smaller forests since 1941)