Professionals Who Harvest With Integrity

Find a Master Logger
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Master Loggers responsibly harvest
7 million tons
of wood in the Northeast annually.

Master Logger Certification Program® provides professional timber harvesters an opportunity far surpassing a mere training program to advance their position as true stewards of our nation’s sustainable and renewable forest products.

Be part of a growing and elite group of professionals making a difference in the forest products industry.

Our Standard

The Master Logger Certification Program® (MLCP) is built upon a single standard with goals related to professionalism, forest health, safety, and continuous improvement.

All loggers certified under the Master Logger Certification Program® are SmartLogging certified. This certificate represents an independent, global recognition of the integrity of the Master Logger standard with a commitment to sustainable, ethical practices.

Master Logger Standard
SmartLogging Standard

Interviews With Master Loggers

Master Logger – Heath Bunnell
Master Logger – Cody Johnson
Master Logger – Sam Lincoln
Master Logger – Zach Emerson

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Six Simple Steps
to Certification

Our Certification standards include legal compliance, protection of employees, professional harvest planning, and the application of logging techniques that protect soil and water resources, cultural heritage, wildlife, and forest aesthetics
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