A coalition of timber companies, government agencies, universities and conservation groups launched a website, Walk in the Woods, earlier this month to share stories about sustainable forestry.
The North American Forest Partnership said its research showed that Americans are tired of hearing from policy makers and industry spokesmen, so the new site will provide personal stories from people who work in forestry and conservation.
But the website’s debut was marred when several inauthentic stories were published, and subsequently removed while the coalition’s leadership establishes publication guidelines and procedures for the site.