KEMPTVILLE, Ontario – The Eastern Ontario Model Forest (EOMF) announced that it is expanding sustainable forestry on private lands by encouraging its members to certify to the SFI Indigenous Peoples and Families Module. The EOMF Certification Program, administered by the Ontario Woodlot Association (OWA), celebrated 20 years of certification in 2023 and is now offering the SFI module to its members. SFI Certification will complement the EOMF’s existing Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) Certificate (FSC C018800), which it is committed to maintaining. …Glen Prevost, Program Manager, EOMF, “Retaining both SFI and FSC certifications will help us grow the EOMF certification program beyond our current 74,000 hectares of certified forest.” …Executive Director of the EOMF and OWA, John Pineau, said, “The SFI community is strong and welcoming and will support our certified forests.”