FSC Friday

Building on the success of last year’s event, FSC UK will be holding “FSC Friday” on Friday 25th September 2009. FSC Friday will lead into a weekend of FSC related activities.

The primary aim of FSC Friday is to raise awareness of the FSC logo as a mark of responsible forestry. We also want to highlight the fact that forests and woodlands in the UK need to be well-managed and we will be encouraging people to visit their local FSC certified site. We hope that various NGOs and local organisations will help us by holding FSC related events over the weekend.

FSC UK is also encouraging certified companies and retailers to use this date as a focus for any FSC related activities or press releases.

FSC UK is asking national and regional groups and businesses to help celebrate our forests and raise awareness of responsible forestry. A wide range of events took place in 2008, from guided walks to treasure hunts, charcoal making to hands-on woodland management, launching new FSC products to raising staff awareness. Whilst choosing FSC certified products can have an impact on forests worldwide, we also want people to focus on the importance of our own UK woods and forests.

Any groups or businesses wishing to support FSC Friday - whether this be through an event, a promotion or just by displaying posters should contact our FSC Friday Project Officer, Tess Jenkins (tess@fsc-uk.org or tel 01686 413916). As in 2008, there will be prizes for the most innovative celebration on FSC Friday.