The Lyme Timber Company

SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT

The Lyme Timber Company is proud of its record and reputation in forest management. The Company’s policy is to practice high-quality stewardship on its holdings with particular attention to conserving soil, water and wildlife resources. From an investment standpoint, good stewardship results in better-quality and more valuable forests.

Lyme is guided by the Northern Forest Lands Council's nine principles of sustainability, as follows:

Maintenance of soil productivity.
Conservation of water quality, wetlands, and riparian zones.
Maintenance or creation of a healthy balance of forest age classes.
Continuous flow of timber, pulpwood, and other forest products.
Improvement of the overall quality of the timber resource as a foundation for more value-added opportunities.
Maintenance of scenic quality by limiting adverse aesthetic impacts of forest harvesting, particularly in high-elevation areas and vistas.
Conservation and enhancement of habitats that support a full range of native flora and fauna.
Protection of unique or fragile areas.
Continuation of opportunities for traditional recreation.

In addition, the vast majority of Lyme's acreage has been third-party certified under one or both of the two principle sustainable forestry certification programs - the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI).

To learn more, please contact,

Sean Ross
Forestry Operations Manager
The Lyme Timber Company
603 643-3300 x132

Owl's Head—Chateaugay Woodlands