As a professional logging contractor I will strive to operate in such a way as to engender the public's trust including meeting or exceeding
the standards and principles listed below:

• Promote ethical conduct for all loggers.
  
• Strive to always meet standards for harvesting practices, which are consistent with the principles of sustainable forestry.
  
• To operate responsibly in all phases of the harvesting operation, from the actual harvesting activities to clean-up requirements following harvest.
  
• Recognizing private landowner rights, I will strive to meet the landowners objectives as long as they are consistent with sustainable forestry principles, federal, state and local laws.
  
• I will do all I can to educate and inform landowners about the need to meet sustainable forestry principles.
  
• I will participate in such training and educational programs that will provide my recognition as having met the appropriate requirements for logger education and training as envisioned by sustainable forestry principles.
  
• Comply with all federal, state and local laws and regulation, industry standards and guidelines applicable to the conduct of forest harvest operations.
  
• Conduct harvest operations in a safe manner and in compliance with Occupational Safety and Health regulations including safety planning and all provisions of such requirements.
  
• To operate my company as a responsible member of the business community including compliance with all requirements and practices as they relate to my employees, vendors and others I do business with.
  
• Continually strive to maintain positive relationships with landowners, procurement and mill personnel and the public in general.
  
• Do my part to assure that my industry has a positive image and to work with peer groups, loggers associations and others to strive to bring all loggers up to these standards.
  
• Take an active role in local, state and national loggers organizations.
  
• Strive to continually improve my operations through training, innovation, employee programs and other appropriate means.
  
• Act responsibly to uphold the integrity of the logging profession.