Maine Forest Service – Forest Policy and Management Division Tuesday 06/07/2022 Ashland, MFS office (Radar Road) Tuesday 06/14/2022 Augusta, MFS office (Bolton Hill/Route 3) Tuesday 06/21/2022 Lincoln, First Congregational Church (19 School Street) This workshop is intended for foresters, loggers, and landowners and will provide a basic understanding of Maine’s timber harvesting rules. The program will focus on…
After a very different programming year in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and limits on in-person training activities, CLP had a very strong spring training season for both certification and re-certification courses. Mike St. Peter, the coordinator of our training programs, provides this mid-year update for your review. If you have any questions, please…
2021 Recertification Class locations and dates may change based on registration. Additional locations may be available if a minimum number of participants is met. For those due for recertification by 12/31/2021, attendance and tuition will extend the expiration date to 12/31/2023. For this year only, those with certifications that expired on 12/31/2020, have a six-month…
Upcoming Certification Trainings November 17, 18 & 19, 2021 at a Central Maine Location TBD — Register Here Course Outline CLP is a 3 day course with a total of 32 hours of instruction in the following areas for mechanical or conventional logging: Day 1 (8 hours in the classroom) Intro. to CLP CLP Code…
The Certified Logging Professionals (CLP), a program of Maine TREE, is sad to report the recent passing of Erik Carlson of Edgecomb, owner of C and L Forestry. Erik was a graduate of the University of Maine and had a career full service across Maine’s forest community. We are grateful for his service as the…
ARROWSIC, Maine – Maine Timber Research and Environmental Education (Maine TREE) hosted tours at their Holt Research Forest on Saturday, November 7, 2020, to exhibit an ongoing timber harvest. Thirty participants heard from consulting forester Barrie Brusila, harvest loggers Will and Don Cole of Trees, Ltd., and longtime UMaine Research Scientist Jack Witham about the…
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 and celebrate the 2020 Logger of the Year! Door prizes, including a chainsaw, will be awarded to selected attendees, but you must attend the entire program to be eligible. Use the button…
The Certified Logging Professionals (CLP) is accepting nominations for the annual Logger of the Year Awards. While the CLP banquet itself will take place virtually, the program is still committed to recognizing and promoting excellence in the logging profession in Maine. You can find an online version of the nomination form for each of the…
With some plywood and a pre-cut cedar log, Ed assembled the perfect training tree for felling. A log screwed to a base, cuts made in the correct spots, including the “beaver tail” and wedge, and a hinge. As a proponent of logger safety, and preparing the next generation to work in the woods, Weston and…