The Voice of Professional Logging in the Northeast
Promoting, educating, and advocating for the logging profession while advancing responsible forest management, workforce development, and responsible forestry across the Northeast.
Log A Load for Kids Golf Tournaments
Join us this August or September for our Log A Load for Kids Golf Tournaments benefiting Children’s Hospitals across Maine!
The Logger’s Voice
Check out the latest news from the PLC every quarter! Copies to all PLC members are mailed out!
PLC Annual Meeting & Log-A-Load for Kids Benefit Auction
The PLC held its 31st Annual Meeting May 7-8, raising $134,610 for Log A Load For Kids — read the full press release now!
Loggers Serving Loggers Since 1995
Founded by working loggers in Maine, the Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast (PLC) is a member-driven nonprofit that supports independent logging and trucking businesses through education, training, advocacy, and responsible forestry initiatives.
The PLC is also the founder of the Master Logger Certification Program®, the world’s first independently verified certification program for logging companies, now represented in 20 states and 3 countries. Today, the PLC helps strengthen the logging profession across the Northeast while ensuring a sustainable future for the forest economy.
What We Do
Promote, educate, and advocate for the logging profession while fostering responsible
forest management, safe working practices, and a strong logging and forest trucking industry.
PROMOTE
Promoting the logging profession and forest trucking industry through leadership, professionalism, community engagement, and support for local economies.
EDUCATE
Providing education, training, and workforce development opportunities that promote responsible forest management, safety, and industry excellence.
ADVOCATE
Advocating for policies and legislation that support logging professionals, healthy forests, safe workplaces, and strong rural economies.
PLC’s Impact on the
Northeast
For more than three decades, the PLC of the Northeast has worked to strengthen the logging and forest trucking profession.
Together, PLC members represent a vital segment of the forest economy, providing sustainable wood supply, creating jobs in rural communities, supporting charitable causes, and helping shape policies that keep the industry strong.
280
CONTRACTOR MEMBERS
26
LEGISLATIVE SUCCESSES
IN THE LAST DECADE
31
YEARS SERVING LOGGERS
$3 Million
RAISED FOR CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK
The Impact of Professional Logging & Forest Trucking Across the Northeast
Logging and forest trucking drive the Northeast’s forest economy. PLC’s Economic Contribution Report provides the first comprehensive look at the industry’s economic impact across seven states.
10,500
Jobs Supported
$1.3B
Economic OUtput across seven Stated
$645M
Labor Income
$61M
Total State Tax Revenue
Thank you to our Preferred Supporting Members!
News From the Woods
Stay informed with the latest industry news, member stories, advocacy updates,
and insights from across the Northeast forest products sector.
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Innovation Starts in the Woods
The University of Maine’s recent announcement of a $20 million federal investment in Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Advanced Manufacturing Tech Hub is welcome news for Maine’s forest economy. The initiative aims to accelerate the development of advanced forest products, including innovative building materials, wood-based packaging, and alternative aviation fuels. These investments have the potential to create…
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Our Forests Are Changing. The Conversation About Forest Management Should Change Too.
For generations, many people have viewed logging as one of the primary threats to our forests. It’s an idea rooted in the perception that cutting trees is harmful to the forest and the best way to protect a forest is simply to leave it alone. But a growing body of research is telling a different…
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Professional Logging Contractors of Maine (PLC) deeply concerned by announcement that Finch Paper, LLC will not purchase wood
Glen Falls, NY – The Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast (PLC) is disappointed by the announcement by Finch Paper, LLC that it will stop making its own pulp and therefore cease buying low-grade wood for that purpose. This is a significant loss for the region’s logging and trucking industry with far reaching economic consequences as well as serious…
