Major Logging Company Adopts New Environmental Policy - Conserving Old-Growth Forests
In an unprecedented move by Boise Cascade Corporation, one of the nation's largest logging & wood products companies, they announced that they will phase out logging of old-growth forests by 2004. In addition, and to the excitement of environmentalists, they will discontinue purchasing wood products from endangered forests such as those found in Chile, Indonesia, and parts of Canada. Boise Cascade has long been criticized by environmentalists for these controversial practices but is now being praised as an industry leader and model. It is expected that other logging companies will soon follow suit. Of note, this company decision was made without government intervention. "Industry analysts said Boise Cascade's new policies will help the company at a time when being green is profitable." (quote from Idaho Stateman article)
Read more about this hallmark decision in these northwest publications:
Boise Cascade locks in environmental policy | Idaho Statesman
http://www.idahostatesman.com/story.asp?ID=48357
Boise Cascade to change forest policy | Seattle P-I
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/apbiz_story.asp?
category=1310&slug=Boise%20Cascade
