This certifies that

Ten Oaks, LLCis an

Appalachian Hardwood Lumber Consumermember of Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc.

and manufactures its products from Appalachian Hardwood Lumbersourced from the 344-county AHMI territory which is a

Sustainable Hardwood Forestas defined by AHMI and based on research data from the

United States Forest ServiceForest Inventory and Analysis

that shows

net annual hardwood growth rateshave exceeded annual hardwood harvest levelsin the AHMI territory over the past 50 years

Member: 30-08315

Thomas R. Inman, ARMI President

For more information, visit www.appalachianhardwood.infoorcontactAHMI.P.O.Box427.HighPoint.NC 27261sustainable@appalachianhardwood.info

APPALACHIANHardwood Manufacturers, Inc.

Serving the hardwood lumber industry since 1928

March 17, 2008

Gary BirkettTen Oaks, LLC209 Progress DriveStuart, VA 24171

Dear Mr. Birkett:

Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc. has received notification from the U.S. ForestService that the Appalachian Hardwood Forest as defined by AHMI is increasing and there are2.29 trees growing for every tree that is being harvested. The Appalachian Hardwood Forest is aresource that meets present needs without compromising those of future generations and is ableto continue into the future - sustainably.

AHMI has verified this utilizing the latest data from the U.S. Forest Service Forest Inventory andAnalysis research for the 344 counties in the Appalachian Hardwood Forest Boundary listed inthe bylaws of Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc. There are more than 65.4 millionacres of timberland in the Appalachian Hardwood Forest, an increase in the past 15 years. Withinthe boundary of 12 states in the eastern United States, an average of2.3 trees are growing forevery tree that is harvested.

As an Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc. Consumer member in good standing whoutilizes timber from the Appalachian Hardwood Forest as defined by AHMI, Ten Oaks, LLCmanufactures its products from a hardwood forest that is verified as meeting present needswithout compromising those of future generations, or sustainably, as defmed by AppalachianHardwood Manufacturers, Inc.

The analysis of this data is available at www.appalachianhardwood.info. If you have questions,please contact me immediately.

Regards,

~~Thomas R. InmanPresident

P.O. Box 427, High Point NC 27261www.appa1achianwood.org

Tel. (336) 885-8315 Fax (336) 886-8865info@appa1achianwood.org

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Agriculture

ForestService

Southern Research StationForest Inventory & Analysis

4700 Old Kingston PikeKnoxviUe, TN 37919865-862-2000 Voice865-862-0262 Fax

File Code: 4810Dare: August 10,2007

Tom InmanAppalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc.P.O. Box 427High Point, NC 27261

Dear Tom:

I would like to take this chance to provide you with a summary of the key findings from thereview of growth and removals in the Appalachian Hardwood Region' (ARR) conducted byscientists here at the US Forest Service Southern Research Station Forest Inventory and Analysis(FIA) program.

The key findings are as follows:

1) The area of timberland in the ARR has remained relatively stable with an estimated65.1 million acres of timberland in 19902 and 65.4 million acres in 20043.

2) While overall timberland area has remained stable, saw timber size (trees with adiameter at breast height of at least 11 inches) hardwood stands have increased fromaccounting for 57% of all acres in 1990 to 64% of all acres in 2004.

3) Concomitantly, the diameter distribution of hardwood trees is shifting to largerdiameter classes.

4) Average annual hardwood removals" were estimated to be approximately one half ofaverage annual hardwood net growth' in each of the distinct county units within eachstate.

5) The region-wide hardwood growth to removals ratio is 2.29, meaning that 2.29 timesmore wood on average has been grown in the AHR than has been removed on anannual basis for the period of this study".

6) Estimated average annual hardwood removals account for approximately 1% of thecurrent' total hardwood inventory in the AHR.

The details from these analyses will be developed into a peer-reviewed Forest Servicepublication in the near future. We are also planning another document to be submitted to aprofessional forestry journal. We will share copies of these documents when they are in print.

1 344 county area as defined by the Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturer's, Inc.2 Data years ranged from 1986-1993.3 Data years ranged from 1999-2005.4 Data years ranged from 1984-2005. Removals include harvesting and land-use change.S Data years ranged from 1984-2005. Net growth = gross growth - mortality.

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We appreciate your interest in the data that the PIA program can provide. We hope that we cancontinue to work with you and your organization to constantly update this analysis as morecurrent data becomes available. It is important to constantly evaluate the status of our naturalresources with the best available data that we here at PIA can provide.

Sincerely,

Isl William G. BurkmanWILLIAM G. BURKMANProgram Manager, Forest Inventory andAnalysis

cc: Peter J RoussopoulosChristopher Oswalt