In the early 1990's two organizations, Scientific Certification Systems (SCS), and Smartwood, under the auspices of the Forest Stewardship Council, began to examine the forestry practices being applied to specific tracts of timberland. Forests can be certified as "well managed, sustainable" if they meet the strict environmental and social criteria established by SCS and Smartwood. Certification is monitored carefully by these agencies and must be renewed annually.  In 1994 Green River showed its early support to these principles when we became only the 10th company to be certified in the “chain of custody” by SCS to process lumber cut from certified forests. 

We are committed to manufacturing hardwood flooring in the most ecologically friendly way possible. This equates to the purchasing of our raw materials from certified sustainable lumber suppliers and then milling quality green sustainable hardwood flooring that will last a lifetime. All left over waste from the milling process are recycled in a few forms, sawdust for bedding for farmer’s cattle, wood chips for pellets, larger pieces for heating our plant.

Currently we are producing certified Hard Maple and American Cherry flooring from SCS and Smartwood certified timberlands in Pennsylvania. As other private and public lands become certified we plan to broaden the range of certified species available to our distributors. By selecting certified American Cherry and Hard Maple from Green River American Hardwood, you are not only getting the beauty and durability of solid hardwood flooring, you are also making a responsible buying decision.