As furnishings makers we use wooden. We’re dedicated to not solely harvesting timber sustainably but in addition reforesting susceptible wildlife habitats the place our rivals nonetheless harvest timber illegally.
Asian Elephants
Placing a Face on the Forest
We’ve been selling forest conservation for nearly 20 years however I really feel like we haven’t actually moved the needle on the subject of serving to individuals perceive why that’s so vital. Maybe it’s laborious for individuals to narrate to timber or local weather change. Do you suppose our conservation message would have a greater likelihood if it centered on the faces of animals who want a wholesome forest to outlive? We’re going to offer it a attempt.
Monarch Butterflies
Conserving Their Houses Begins in Our Houses
In 2015 we began our partnership with Jose Luis Alvarez, founding father of Forests for Monarchs FFM. We have been already working to preserve monarch butterfly habitat right here in Vermont. We knew that monarchs fly from Vermont to Mexico each Fall the place they spend the winter in an historical forest. That forest is quickly shrinking attributable to unlawful logging. We’ve been elevating consciousness about that and serving to FFM plant hundreds of timber to revive monarch habitat. On the identical time, we’re asking customers to think about the environmental influence of their selections as they furnish their properties.
Forest Conservation is our Mission at VWS
Ken and I began Vermont Woods Studios again in 2005. For Ken, it was a technique to promote and promote the attractive, handcrafted furnishings he and his fellow Vermont woodworkers have been making. My goal was to boost consciousness about the place your furnishings comes from and persuade individuals to purchase furnishings that’s made with sustainably harvested wooden (as a result of most of it isn’t). I’ve written about it dozens of occasions on our weblog:
I May Use Your Assist
I really feel like my message hasn’t actually gotten anyplace however I can’t appear to surrender on it. What do you suppose? How can we assist unfold this message that our on a regular basis selections on the money register decide the way forward for our planet? Contact me on Fb, Instagram or the VWS web site together with your ideas and recommendation. Thanks!