forest certification activities
Published works on certification
- Irland, "Developing markets for certified wood products: greening the market for construction materials." Journal of Industrial Ecology. vol 11.(1)1-16. 2007.
- Irland, "Wood producers face green marketing era." Wood Technology, March/April 1993.
Forest certifications
|   | Acres |
| Peer Reviewer, Seven Islands Land Company Certification, 1994. | 900,000 A. |
| Team Member, 1999 Seven Island Re-certification. | " |
| Team Member, J. D. Irving, Ltd. Black Book Lands, 1997-1999 | 500,000 A. |
| Team Member, J. D. Irving, Ltd. Allagash Timberlands, 1999-2000 | 569,000 A. |
| Team Member, Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, 1997-1998 | 2,300,000 A. |
| Auditor, Menominee Tribal Enterprise, 1997 | 200,000 A. |
(All certifications for Scientific Certification Systems, Inc., Oakland, CA.)
Member, Speakers Advisory Council on Forest Certification, Fall 2001. (special study by Maine legislature committee)
Reviewer, Draft Maritimes Regional Standards for FSC Regional Office, 1997
Peer reviewer, report on SFI system, for National Fish & Wildlife Foundation.
GAP Analysis review of private property, November 1999 400,000 A.
Chair, Maine SFI Voluntary Oversight Panel, 1999 to present.
Invited participant, Yale Forest Forum, October 2002
Selected Presentations on Certification
| Wood Technology Conference & Show | Portland, Oregon | March 1999 |
| National Forest Ecology Workshop | Orono, Maine | July 1999 |
| National Association of State Foresters | Williamsburg, Virginia | November 1999 |
| Company meetings -- two |  1999 | |
| Maine Business for Social Responsibility |   | April 2000 |
| Discussion on certification, private company | September 2000 | |
| Consultative Group on Biodiversity | Wye, Maryland | June 2001 |
| PLCM, FRA | Orono, Maine | Spring 2002 |
| Green Purchasing Conference | Bar Harbor, Maine | September, 2002 |
| ENGREF, LEF staff | Nancy, France | June 2006 |
| Yankee Division, SAF | Windsor Locks, CT | March 2007 |
| TERI student lecture | Delhi India | March 2007 |
| Nanjing Forestry Univ | Nanjing, China | Nov. 2007 |
| Lviv District Ukraine State Forest Committee | Lviv | March 2008 |
| Maine Printing Co. | Portland, ME | April 2008 |