L-A-D Foundation INC

SUSTAINABLE TIMBER AND FOREST MANAGEMENT - THE FOUNDATION OBJECTIVES ARE CARRIED OUT THROUGH THE CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, AND PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION OF THESE PRACTICES ON MORE THAN 140,000 ACRES OF TIMBER AND FORESTLAND KNOWN AS PIONEER FOREST. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THE RESEARCH AND ULTIMATELY THE WORKING MODEL NECESSARY TO EDUCATE, PRESENT, AND PUT INTO PRACTICE THE SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY MODEL. PIONEER FOREST, A WORKING FOREST, PROVIDES A SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION OF HOW TO SELECTIVELY HARVEST TREES (TIMBER) FROM THE FOREST, WHILE EVIDENCING THE ECOLOGICAL AND PRODUCTIVE VALUES OF MIXED-AGE AND MIXED-SPECIES FOREST.