The Certified Logging Professional program’s spring schedule is now posted and registration is open! Click the button below to find the initial certification and recertification class schedule.
Similar Posts
Carmel Arborist & Logger Wins 2022 Game of Logging Competition
2022 Game of Logging Winner Tyler McIntosh receiving the prize for winning the competition The 27th Game of Logging competition (GOL) was held in Greenville, Maine, on August 13th, as part of Forest Heritage Days. The huge crowd under sunny skies cheered the competitors on through the 11 events, with the winner decided with the…
Updates from Our Certified Logging Professionals Program
For the 16th straight year, contractors in the CLP mechanical category will pay less for workers’ compensation rates. The CLP mechanical rate for new and renewal policies through April 2021 will be 49 percent less than non-certified workers. Maine’s rate for mechanical logging the lowest in the nation, saving the industry millions of dollars over time. The…
Logger Profile: Bill Taylor
Bill Taylor is a conventional logger in Southern Maine and the current Certified Logging Professional Program Advisory Committee Chair. He has been logging for 45 years, and he began by driving a dump truck on old logging roads. He started working for St. Regis Paper Company and discovered his love for working in the woods….
WATCH: A Harvest at the Holt
In the fall of 2020, a harvest occurred at our Holt Research Forest, a Tree Farm in Arrowsic, Maine. In this video, you will hear from Maine TREE Executive Director Jonathan LaBonte and Holt Research Forest Scientist Jack Witham about the history of Maine TREE and the Holt Research Forest and the research opportunities this…
Forests of Maine Teachers’ Tour – Carrabassett Valley Region
Our first Forests of Maine Teachers’ Tour of 2022 began on July 12 at the Sugarloaf Mountain Hotel. Seventeen educators from throughout Maine joined us for an immersive four-day tour led by Maine TREE’s Executive Director Logan Johnson, Director of Education Lena Ives, and Project Learning Tree (PLT) Facilitator Lindsay Strout. We spent the first…
CLP Mike Thurlow’s Team on the Run!
MILLINOCKET, Maine – CLP Logger Mike Thurlow of Lee is looking to make a difference for Make – A – Wish Foundation by running half of the Millinocket Marathon on December 4th, 2021 in full logging gear. In 2019, Mike and his team of supporters raised $10,000 to grant a wish for a child in…