The Kenaf flower inside a recycled symbol is used on the Re:Vision blends of kenaf and recycled fiber.
 

Yo, Check it out!
In our December 1995 Vision Paper News ( www. visionpaper, com/ newsletters/Jan95-1.html) we shouted about timber thefts in SWT (southwest Texas), and how kenaf would squelch the problem. Seven years later - worse. In Mexico, President Fox says deforestations' a "national security" problem. Raids against illegal logging operations, loggers shooting at forestry vehicles and officials, and buzz that gunmen murdered an activist for interfering in timber biz are reportedly fact. The Mexican National Forestry Commission chief says illegal logging is a billion dollar a year industry. That's big money! And speaking of money, in Brazil, feds protecting Amazon rainforests are busted for taking bribes from a timber company.

Stateside, the timber machine came up in another kind of crime. In North Carolina 22,999 marijuana plants (who counted them?) were seized on land owned by a timber company. There
 
Buying Kenaf Paper
A recent request for a paper donation came in from Ark Trust, a Los Angeles based animal rights nonprofit group that wanted to use our tree-free paper for an upcoming fundraiser. The desire to use our most environmentally preferable kenaf-based papers for an event that is centered on environment and spirituality is a natural fit. The stickler was that Vision Paper is still a very
 

were no arrests reported, and the sheriff
department's spokesman indicated the
timber company is not facing any drug
charges because, "The mere fact that
something is on your land doesn't mean
it's yours." It seems this same type of
logic applies when timber companies cut
trees in what you thought were your
national forests. Contrary to what a
reasonably intelligent person might think,
the mere fact that there are trees on your
public lands does not mean that you, the
public, actually own them.
So how does kenaf prevent crime? Simple, if you use kenaf to make paper instead of trees, the profits of illegal timber will disappear.

small company when compared to the existing tree-based paper industry. We
get approached for donations from very
worthy causes almost on a daily basis. It is not possible for us to donate paper to
every group that  asks, despite the fact that our hearts want to be supportive. Upon investigation of the specifics of paper size, basis weight and quantity, we produced a price quote for the

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