How to Become Certified
Forestland owners within the Adirondack Park can have the management of their lands FSC-certified by enrolling in the PROTECT’s group certificate.
The cost of FSC certification is significatly less for landowners when they enroll will PROTECT than when lands are certified directly by SmartWood or SCS. PROTECT absorbs part of the cost of FSC certification as a part of its mission as an Adirondack environmental not-for-profit organization seeking to protect the public and private resources of the Adirondack Park. Also, forestland owners are free to use their existing consulting foresters if they chose.
How we assist you with your forestland:
- Provide guidance and support to the public, landowners, and consulting foresters in the development of management plans that lead to FSC certification of Adirondack forestlands.
- Manage the FSC certification process, maintain records and pertinent information, with particular attention paid to meeting the requirements of the annual SmartWood audits and 5 year assessments.
- Provide ongoing monitoring to assure that forestland owners who have received FSC certification through PROTECT are in compliance with their respective management plans.
Click here to see some Frequently Asked Questions regarding Certification
The steps to certification are simple:
- State your goals for your forest land
- Contact our forester
- Take a walk in you forest with our forester
- Our forester will then prepare a forest management plan
- If necessary, field data for an inventory will be taken by our forester
- Finalize your enrollment in our FSC Program
Click here for more detailed information on becoming FSC Certified.
