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Logger Certification and its Impact on Professionalism in the Woods
Northern Logger - Nov. 2022 Issue Read article here
Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands (TCNEF) Executive Director appointed Vice-Chair of FSC® US Board of Directors
AUGUSTA, ME - Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands (TCNEF) Executive Director Ted Wright has been reelected to the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) U.S. Board of Directors to serve his second consecutive three-year term. Wright, who has served on the Board’s...
Andy Irish, President, Irish Family Logging – Master Logger Certified Company, completes term as ALC President
PERU, ME - Andy Irish, President, Irish Family Logging, a Master Logger Certified Company, completed his term as President of the American Loggers Council (ALC) in mid-October, marking the end to a successful year leading the national association and promoting the...
Fifteen logging firms from three states achieve Master Logger® certification
The Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands (TCNEF) today announced that 15logging firms in Maine, New York, and Vermont have achieved Master Logger certification after meeting the rigorous standards for professionalism and responsible timber harvesting required by...
$30 Million USDA Award Includes Funds To Expand Number of Master Logger Certified Companies and Develop Climate-Smart Logging Curriculum and Incentives
AUGUSTA, ME - The Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands (TCNEF), will receive funding to expand the number of Master Logger Certified® companies and develop Climate-Smart curriculum and incentives for loggers as part of a $30 million grant awarded by the U.S....
Master Logger Water Protection Workshops Held in New York, Vermont, and Maine
The Northeast Master Logger Certification Program, a program of the Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands (TCNEF), held four hands-on Water Protection Workshops in Maine, Vermont and New York this spring and early summer, with a fifth planned for this fall in New...
Cutting Edge Summer 2022
Read the Summer 2022 edition of The Cutting Edge
New York Forestry Best Management Practices (BMP’s) and Skidder Bridge Workshop Held
WILMINGTON, NY - The Northeast Master Logger Certification Program, a program of the Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands, offered a free, hands-on workshop Wednesday, Nov. 17 designed for professional logging contractors and others who deal with timber...
Newsletter Fall 2021 – “The Cutting Edge”
Read the Fall 2021 edition of "The Cutting Edge" Newsletter
Upstate New York Forestry Best Management Practices (BMP’s) and Skidder Bridge Workshop Nov. 17
WILMINGTON, NY - The Northeast Master Logger Certification Program, a program of the Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands, will offer a free, hands-on workshop Wednesday, Nov. 17 designed for professional logging contractors and others who deal with timber harvests...