Tell Ace Hardware: Don’t chop down the boreal forest

Ace Hardware CEO, John Venhuizen

The boreal forest. Towering trees that have stood sentinel for hundreds of years. Strong branches that shelter endangered woodland caribou, billions of migratory birds and so much more.

All this…chopped down and sliced into 2x4s?

We can build decks and floors without logging the priceless boreal forest -- but only if home improvement stores commit to protecting this special place.

Tell Ace Hardware to commit to not selling wood from undisturbed parts of the boreal forest.



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To: Ace Hardware CEO, John Venhuizen
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Sustaining hundreds of different species of animals — some, like the woodland caribou, found nowhere else on Earth — the North American boreal forest is the largest intact forest left on the planet.

But this unique ecosystem is being lost at an alarming rate as the timber industry extracts acres upon acres of trees.

As a large retailer and a big player in the world of home improvement, Ace Hardware has the power to help reshape the way lumber is sourced and sold. Please commit to not selling wood from woodland caribou habitat and undisturbed parts of the boreal.