Earlier this year, the Adirondack Chapter of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) was named “Conservationist of the Year” in a ceremony held in upstate New York. Finch Paper couldn’t have been more proud.

TNC was given the award based on its purchase of more than 160,000 acres of spectacular Adirondack Region forestland. We were proud because we sold those forests to TNC after responsibly and meticulously managing them for more than 100 years — and because we continue to manage TNC’s Adirondack forests today.

That’s right, forests that have been called the “Jewel in the Adirondack Crown” by Wildlife Conservation Society ecologist Jerry Jenkins … forests that have been acclaimed for their impressive plant and animal diversity … forests that are in such stunningly beautiful and environmentally sound condition … were owned by a paper manufacturer for more than a century, and continue to be cared for by Finch foresters.

The founders of our company recognized the need for healthy, sustainable forests way back in the 1860s. When colleges began graduating professional foresters just after the turn of the 20th Century, Finch hired a good one, Howard Churchill, out of the University of Maine. For the next 90 years, Churchill and his successors demonstrated the tremendous value of responsible forest management to the health and continued productivity of forestland.

The award given to TNC serves as a testament to me that we have done a good job.

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