FOREST PROTECTION ACTION ALERT!

Read Ohio's FSC Forest Certification Pre- Assessment report here.

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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources-Division of Forestry manages 20 state forests covering more than 185,000 acres in 21counties, mostly in the Ohio’s un-glaciated south eastern region. The State Forests of Ohio are organized into 2 districts (north and south) with 11administrative field offices located throughout the state.

Functional activities within the Division are divided into four major program areas: land management, fire, law/recreation, infrastructure/facilities.  At present, the ODOF workforce exceeds 70 individuals involved in state forest management.

For this pre-assessment, potential/possible conformity was evaluated against the FSC Draft US National Standard. Access the National Standards at link below. http://www.fscus.org/standards_criteria/standards_revision_process.php

Please let the SCS know what you think about the performance of the Ohio Division of Forestry and Ohio's plans to certify our State Forests by contacting Dave Wager, Director Forest Management Certification at dwager@scscertified.com visit SCS website at http://www.scscertified.com/