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34 PalletCentral • May-June 2018 palletcentral.com necessary lifegiving benefits they provide. It requires many voices to achieve the future forests our children and grandchildren will absolutely depend on for their health and economic well-being. Together we can ensure sustainably harvested trees are used in a manner that improves success of the industry while conserving the natural resources and lovely forests that we, in the long run, all depend on. How can the wood packaging industry better support you in the future? The Nature Conservancy and the wood packaging industry need to continue working together to understand and promote the mutually beneficial, effective regulation and enforcement of the international solid wood packaging market. In so many places, the interests of the forest conservation community overlap neatly with those of the solid wood packaging industry, and focusing on those places of shared concern will be what brings us forward, together. Protecting trees and forests isn't just important for industry, or non- profits- it is important to everyone. I believe that shared communications with the public and enhanced collaboration are vital. Together we can stress the values for maintaining healthy forests for the myriad of benefits we all depend on, including wood, wildlife, water and recreation. PC ENVIRONMENT iStockphoto.com/zlikovec The United States is home to the world's tallest, biggest, and oldest trees. Forests cover a third of our nation and provide more than half our water. They support more than a million forest industry jobs, absorb around 15% of our carbon emissions, and offer a million square miles for hikers, hunters, and campers.