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Note: It is recommended that you print out and complete the WoodNet Registration Form before creating your member listing on-line. This will help organize your thoughts and in many ways is easier to read. E-mail info@catskillwoodnet.org if you are having difficulties creating your listing.

To download a printable version of the application form, click here

* Required Information

Business Name:*

Mailing Address:*

Town/City:*

State:

Zip:

Physical Address:*

Town/City:*

State:

Zip:

Town where business is located:*

County:*

Primary Contact Person:*

Title:

Business Telephone Number:*

e.g. xxx-xxx-xxxx

Business Fax Number:

e.g. xxx-xxx-xxxx

Toll Free Sales Number: (if available)

e.g. xxx-xxx-xxxx

E-Mail Address:*

Business Website Address:

e.g. http://www.abc.com

Account username:*

Account Password:*

Verify Account Password:*

Verify Code:*

Membership Standards & Statement of Principles *

I accept these terms

Background

Catskill WoodNet is a group of local wood-products businesses working together to promote their products and services using a web-site – www.catskillwoodnet.org – and the Pure Catskills "buy local" brand sponsored by the Watershed Agricultural Council (WAC). This marketing campaign has evolved from a 10-year partnership between WAC and regional wood businesses. Together, they support sustainable forest management and job retention to ensure healthy rural economies and watershed protection. The campaign seeks to meet a growing market demand for local and sustainable forest products by capitalizing on the Catskill Region’s history, culture, and the working forests that protect the New York City water supply.

 

Catskill WoodNet membership is free and available to all wood-products businesses in Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, and Ulster counties. Businesses located outside these counties, or within the Croton Watershed Region of Dutchess, Putnam, and Westchester counties, who demonstrate a connection or provide a valuable service to the group are also eligible to enroll. Watershed Qualified Foresters, Certified Loggers, wood-products manufacturers, artisans, sawmills, crafts galleries, and locally-owned forestry equipment dealers are all potential Catskill WoodNet members.

 

Membership Benefits

When you become a Catskill WoodNet member, you will receive the following:

·         A free personalized online listing for your business on www.catskillwoodnet.org includes contact information, company logo or product images, driving directions, and any other pertinent information. Enroll your company today, and receive a username and password that provides 24-hour access and the ability to make changes to your online listing.

·         Your company information is also published in the Pure Catskills Directory of Wood Products. The Directory is distributed at trade shows throughout the eastern United States. 

·         A free subscription to the Catskill WoodNet monthly e-newsletter. 

·         The privilege of using the Pure Catskills label on your wood products and within your marketing materials. (See "Logo Usage Standards.")

·         A Membership Welcome Kit including a supply of Pure Catskills point-of-purchase materials. These include hang-tags, advertising signs, and stick-on labels to be mailed in Spring 2008. Note: Participation in the Pure Catskills branding campaign is not required of Catskill WoodNet members. However, promotional materials are provided only to campaign participants.

·         Opportunities to promote your wood products at regional marketing events throughout the year.

·         Increased exposure and affiliation with both Catskill WoodNet and Pure Catskills through ongoing media coverage and advertising. Your business becomes associated with the larger message of buying local and supporting the region’s farms and forests.

·         Opportunities for cooperative advertising and promotional initiatives with other like-minded businesses. 

 

Membership Requirements

·         Sign the Catskill WoodNet "Statement of Principles"

·         Display the Pure Catskills logo in your place of business and in promotional and advertising materials, where appropriate.

·         If applicable, create a link from your web site to www.catskillwoodnet.org. The Catskill WoodNet Administrator can assist you with this. 

·         Increase your purchases of locally produced forest products, giving preference to such purchases whenever possible with regard to availability and price.

·         Allow the use of your business name in campaign efforts to promote Catskill WoodNet or Pure Catskills labeled products.

·         Provide verifiable indicators of buying local products from Catskill forests. 

·         Members DO NOT need to produce or sell only all-local products, but will not be able to use the Pure Catskills logo on products that do not meet the logo usage requirements below. 

·         Participate in periodic surveys so WAC may continue to improve member services. 

 

Pure Catskills Logo Usage Standards

As a Catskill WoodNet member, you are encouraged to use the Pure Catskills logo in your place of business, on your products, and in promotional materials such as websites, brochures, etc. However, participating in the Pure Catskills branding campaign is not a requirement of Catskill WoodNet membership. Catskill WoodNet members are prominently featured in the wood-products directory and on the website, and receive the benefits of promotion. However, only those businesses meeting the 50% "local" guideline for their products may display the Pure Catskills logo. In order to ensure quality standards and authenticity, the Pure Catskills brand-name and logos are registered by the WAC, and may only be used by Catskill WoodNet members who adhere to the following requirements:

 

For a wood product to carry the Pure Catskills logo, it must be manufactured with at least 50% "local" wood OR purchased from a "local" supplier. "Local" is defined as originating or purchased within the Catskills region (Delaware, Otsego, Ulster, Sullivan, Schoharie or Greene County). For a store, crafts gallery, or other retailer to use the logo, they must be a Catskill WoodNet member, and commit to carrying Pure Catskills products whenever possible. Products which are not made with at least 50% "local" wood from the Catskills region cannot be promoted as Pure Catskills.

 

Terms & Conditions

Registration forms are subject to a review for content and clarity by the Catskill WoodNet Administrator and the Catskill WoodNet Steering Committee. You will be notified of your membership status within 30 days of submission via email or by telephone. Upon approval of your membership registration, your member listing will be activated on the Catskill WoodNet online member directory. Once your membership is activated, you will be provided with a username and password so that you may access your account, load photos and make changes to your listing. If you need assistance in completing your registration forms or have any questions about joining Catskill WoodNet or usage of the Pure Catskills logo, call (607) 865-7790, ext. 112 or send an email to info@catskillwoodnet.org.

 

Statement of Principles:

As a steward or beneficiary of the variety of wood products available from the working landscape of the Catskill Region, I endeavor to utilize the best conservation, production or procurement methods available to support management of forest resources and protection of soil and water quality to attain the highest quality standard in our products.

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