HONORING FORESTS
Forest Stewardship
Protecting our forests through long-term stewardship and management
plans, in partnership with ecologically mindful forests across Europe.
Craft-Driven Selection
Selective felling & mindful harvesting.
Long-Term Responsibility
EUDR compliance rooted in genuine care, not just rules.
Why We Use Horse Skidding
Horse skidding causes far less soil and tree damage than mechanical skidders, allows precise single-tree extraction in sensitive or difficult terrain, avoids roads, fuel, and emissions, and preserves long-term forest health—at the cost of speed and volume.
For Valbofor, wood is a living, renewable resource – when managed responsibly – that is shaped by time, soil, and careful cultivation. We collaborate with certified European forests, practicing ecologically mindful harvesting. We avoid logging during bird nesting seasons and periods of excessive rainfall. We take care to protect forest soil and restore the forest floor after each harvesting operation. We selectively cut timber, respecting century-old traditions such as felling trees during the waning moon to reduce sap content.
Clear-cutting is only considered as a protective measure, and only where
EUDR compliance requirements are fully met and surpassed. With long-term dedication, we protect the forest ecosystems that we own and secure renewable timber resources for the future.