Have you ever considered the source of the “European Oak” flooring you’re considering for your home or other project? BoardHouse exclusively deals with documented sources of Western European forestry and vendors of European Oak and French Oak ONLY. Most of the less expensive “European Oak” flooring in the marketplace comes from Russian forestry. In many cases not only are the trees poorly and unsustainably selected and harvested, but also many of Russia’s Far East White Oak forestry is fueling organized crime, government corruption, and illegal logging.
In a recent report from Corey Flintoff on “All Things Considered,” a syndicated NPR radio show, Corey spells out an all to familiar but disturbing tale of Chinese and Southeast Asian wood manufacturers who illegally procure timber from one of Russia’s last remaining wildernesses.
