What is sustainable and what is not when it comes to forest products

As we all grow and expand our knowledge base now and in the future, it is going to be very tough to decipher what is and is not the best eco-friendly wood product for our personal use. Most companies now are becoming certified calling them selves sustainable, eco-friendly or green. The question comes down to, How do we truly know how sustainable or eco-friendly the product that we are trying to purchase is? Research and personal choice. If a large company is logging huge areas of timber, replanting and living up to their environmental plan and code, yes they are sustainable because the product will regenerate, yes the creeks and some wild life tree patches will be saved and so on. The small wood lot will log, but in smaller quantities creeks will be saved, wild life tree patches will be set aside and so forth and the majority of the forest floor will be left to mature and develop, that's one of the big differences. I have had a few people ask me how will I know from which source to purchase. Research how the product you wish to purchase is being logged or harvested, what's being saved and what's not. It will come down to personal choice and personal opinion, in what manner do you wish and want your wood product to be harvested . Don't worry we are going to put up as much information as we can to help clarify certain issues,with the help of other organizations and groups in the years to come at Corkboot.com. Remember take a tree not a forest !