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I was browsing through the Forestry Guild's site in the certification
listings and saw their entry. Could be a good way for us to learn
about "real" certification, Joe. I wonder if the USFS couldn't become
"certified" and start getting more return for Federal logs, instead of
being dirt-cheap.

Wouldn't that be a kick - the feds timber program submitting to outside
agency, science based referees! Wait a minute - isn't that what happens
anyway? Except that the science part is still up in the air?
Actually, the state of Washington DNR IS considering it. If FSC wasn't
so expensive, it would probably be a shoo-in.