Audits

Dryden Forest Management Company is audited by qualified third party auditors through participation in the SFI Program and as a requirement of our Sustainable Forest License. SFI Certified Organizations certified to the Forest Management Standards are required to undergo annual surveillance audits by independent and accredited certification bodies to deliver ongoing conformance. To maintain a current forest management certificate, certified Program Participants must undergo a full recertification audit every five years.  DFMC was re-certified in 2018. The next SFI audit on the Dryden Forest is scheduled for October 2-6, 2023. SFI Audit Reports Independent Forest Audits are an integral part of Ontario's sustainable forest management framework. The Dryden Forest management unit is audited every 10 years. An independent auditor assesses the performance of both DFMC and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry in meeting their forest management responsibilities. An IFA audit took place on the Dryden Forest in 2018, with the field audit portion on August 20-24, 2018.  Once the report become public it will be available online below. Independent Forest Audit Reports