The FSC-US and the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) have announced the certification of 178 million acres of the Boreal forests in northern Canada.  This is a landmark agreement and have significantly raised the number of acres certified in North america, but has also placed Canada at the top of the list of countries that practice THE BEST practices in responsible forest management in the world.  Click the following link for much more information.  This truly transforms the FSC marketplace and will make FSC lumber and paper that much more accessible.  The USGBC membership now must make a big decision.  It is no longer an argument that FSC is too limited in supply.

FSC-US announcment http://www.fscus.org/news/?article=620

Official Announcement: http://www.canadianborealforestagreement.com/