Craig Blencowe This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. SmartWood Staff

   www.smartwood.org/description/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 4/18/2004   Last Visited: 4/18/2004

   Peter Parker lands (1996 California Tree Farmer of the Year) managed by SmartWood certified resource manager Craig Blencowe Peter Parker lands (1996 California Tree Farmer of the Year) managed by SmartWood certified resource manager Craig Blencowe

2. 2. Environmental Building News - Wood Products Certification: A Progress Report

   www.buildinggreen.com/features - [Cached]

   Published on: 6/20/2001   Last Visited: 1/27/2002

   Forester Chip Chapman, who became the second SmartWood-certified resource manager in January 1997 (the first was California forester Craig Blencowe--see EBN Vol. 5, No. 4) estimates that he spent half-time over a two-year period in correspondence, meetings, and documentation to obtain his certification status. A member of Smartwood's assessment team reports that they noticed significant improvements in Chap-man's overall forest management during that time, as he became sensitive to issues to which he had previously paid little attention. With sliding fees for resource manager certification, SmartWood estimates the initial cost to be $5,000 to $15,000, plus another $750 to $1,000 annually for a one-day audit and an administration fee. SCS currently lists three resource managers as being certified, all in California.
   
   Certifying public forest lands
   
   Until very recently, all of the forest properties certified in the U.S. have been privately owned.