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Certified Logging Professional’s 2022 Spring Training Season
Steve Laweryson providing conventional loggers information for the recertification session held at the University of Maine Forest in May....
Hope Light
Jun 23, 20221 min read
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2021 CLP Loggers of the Year
Kirby McCarthy – 2021 CLP Conventional Logger of the Year Recognition in this business doesn’t just fall from the trees. You must earn...
Hope Light
Mar 13, 20222 min read
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CLP’s 2022 Spring Certification Schedule
The Certified Logging Professional program’s spring schedule is now posted and registration is open! Click the button below to find the...
Hope Light
Feb 18, 20221 min read
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Mike Thurlow’s Team – Do Their Job!
(Left to Right) Jan Santerre, Mike Thurlow, Teri Coolong, & Andy Wood It was a sunny, breezy, and cold day with wind chill in single...
Hope Light
Feb 12, 20222 min read
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Logger Profile: Walter “Buzz” Qualey Jr.
Buzz Qualey on KFM logging site near Millinocket Certified Logging Professional conventional logger since 1994, Walter “Buzz” Qualey Jr....
Hope Light
Feb 12, 20222 min read
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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...
Hope Light
Oct 21, 20212 min read
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CLP Logger/Forester from Rumford wins Game of Logging
GOL Competitors and Judges photo (back row L to R) Mike Thurlow -judge, Steve Tatko-judge, John Grignon, Steve Laweryson -judge, Chris...
Hope Light
Oct 21, 20212 min read
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Kennebec Estuary Land Trust Holds Summer Day Camp at Holt Research Forest
During the winter of 2020 – 2021, Maine TREE completed a timber harvest at the Holt Research Forest, which opened the doors for an...
Hope Light
Sep 2, 20212 min read
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CLP Recertification Training – March 26, 2021
Join the Certified Logging Professional program for an online logger recertification training on Friday, March 26, 2021, from 2 PM to...
Hope Light
Mar 16, 20211 min read
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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...
Hope Light
Jan 20, 20211 min read
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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...
Hope Light
Jan 18, 20211 min read
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2020 CLP Loggers of the Year
Each year, Maine TREE’s Certified Logging Professionals program honors three loggers for promoting excellence in Maine’s logging...
Hope Light
Dec 15, 20203 min read
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In Memoriam
The Certified Logging Professionals (CLP), a program of Maine TREE, is sad to report the recent passing of Erik Carlson of Edgecomb,...
Hope Light
Nov 13, 20201 min read
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Harvest Tour Held at Holt Research Forest
ARROWSIC, Maine – Maine Timber Research and Environmental Education (Maine TREE) hosted tours at their Holt Research Forest on Saturday,...
Hope Light
Nov 10, 20202 min read
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REGISTER: Certified Logging Professionals Virtual Banquet
Join Maine TREE’s Certified Logging Professional Program for a virtual banquet on December 4th at 4 PM to recognize CLP’s class of 2020...
Hope Light
Nov 10, 20201 min read
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Nominate a Logger for CLP’s Logger of the Year Award
The Certified Logging Professionals (CLP) is accepting nominations for the annual Logger of the Year Awards. While the CLP banquet...
Hope Light
Nov 9, 20201 min read
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It’s Never Too Early to Start: Teaching the Next Generation of Loggers
After watching her grandson attempt to cut down apple trees and nearby utility poles with his toy chainsaw, Roberta Berry knew something...
Hope Light
Oct 23, 20201 min read
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