CPR Spring Safety Training [Chester, ME]
2025-04-18 07:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | W.T. Gardner & Sons, 16 Access Rd, Chester, 04457, United States
CPR/First Aid/Bloodborne Pathogens Certification:
$50 per person, in person
7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Limit 20 per class.
Class does not include price of optional book.

If your company has 10+ people who need CPR training, please contact us directly to schedule your own class.
Register here by March 15: https://plcloggers.org/plc-resources/safety-training-registration/
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CPR Spring Safety Training [Hartland, VT]
2025-04-24 07:30 - 14:30 | Long View Forest, 31 Ferry Rd, Hartland, VT, 05048, United States

Logger & Fleet Spring Safety Training [Hartland, VT]
2025-04-25 07:30 - 14:30 | Long View Forest, 31 Ferry Rd, Hartland, VT, 05048, United States
Logger Safety Training: 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., no charge, in person
Logger Training is specifically designed for all employees.
Topics:
🪵First Aid Tree(age)
🪵Hot Mess: Fighting Equipment Fires
🪵Timber! Falling Safely
🪵Beyond Luck: Safe Driving Plans
🪵Not About You Bro
🪵Batteries Gone Wild & Don’t Get Flashed
Fleet Safety Training: 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., no charge, in person
Fleet Training is specifically designed for drivers, mechanics and loader operators.
Topics:
🚚Stop, Drop & Inspect – Roadside 101
🚚Diesel Tanks & Trailers
🚚Timber! Falling Safely
🚚Not About You Bro
🚚Beyond Luck: Safe Driving Plans
🚚Batteries Gone Wild & Don’t Get Flashed
🚚Surviving Nuclear Verdicts with FMCSA Compliance (Owners/Supervisors)
Register here by March 15: https://plcloggers.org/plc-resources/safety-training-registration/
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Logger Spring Safety Training [Athens, ME]
2025-05-02 07:30 - 14:30 | Linkletter & Sons, 115 Harmony Rd., Athens, ME, 04912, United States
Logger Safety Training: 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., no charge, in person
Logger Training is specifically designed for all employees.
Topics:
🪵First Aid Tree(age)
🪵Hot Mess: Fighting Equipment Fires
🪵Timber! Falling Safely
🪵Beyond Luck: Safe Driving Plans
🪵Not About You Bro
🪵Batteries Gone Wild & Don’t Get Flashed
Register here by March 15: https://plcloggers.org/plc-resources/safety-training-registration/
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30th Anniversary Annual Meeting
2025-05-08 - 2025-05-09 | Samoset Resort, 220 Warrenton St, Rockport, ME, 04856, United States
May 8 and 9
The Samoset Resort
Rockport, ME
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The Loggers' Expo
2025-05-16 09:00 - 2025-05-17 16:00 | Cross Insurance Center, 515 Main Street, Bangor, ME, 04401, United States
Come visit the PLC at booth 526 and 527 the 2025 Loggers’ Expo in Bangor, ME!
May 16 & 17, 2025 – Doors Open at 9 AM
Friday night loggers & forest trucking contractors gathering on May 16th at 5:00 pm
Drinks, appetizers & networking
RSVP by 5/14 to jessica@plcloggers.org

Cross Insurance Center
515 Main Street
Bangor, ME 04401
E-mail jessica@plcloggers.org to register for the expo by 5/14

Logger & Fleet Spring Safety Training [Fort Kent/New Canada, ME]
2025-05-22 07:30 - 14:30 | Voisine Bros., 758 Strip Rd., New Canada, ME, 04743, United States

CDL Theory Class
2025-05-27 08:00 - 2025-05-29 16:00
The PLC is proud to offer its fourth FREE CDL training class exclusively for employees of PLC Contractor Member Companies. This comprehensive course is designed to address the growing need for skilled truck drivers in the logging industry and help participants meet federal training requirements.
Held over three days in-person, the course fulfills the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) entry-level driver training requirement and covers all the information necessary to successfully take and pass the state CDL permit test.
Class Dates: May 27 – May 29
Class Location: Augusta/Waterville Area
Class Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm daily
REGISTER: https://plcloggers.org/register-for-plc-cdl-theory-class/
If you have questions, please call 207-688-8195.

Master Logger Best Practices Workshop - Howland, ME
2025-06-05 07:30 - 14:40
Please join us this spring for one of our free and interactive workshops designed for logging operators, foremen, foresters, and others who implement aspects of harvest planning and implementation.
Workshop Date: Thursday, June 5
Workshop Location: Howland, ME
Workshop Time: 7:30 am – 2:40 pm
Workshop Topics:

Adapting BMPs for Extreme Conditions
Finding the Right Maps
Professional Communication in Logging
DEP Spill Prevention
Wildland Fire Response

REGISTER: https://plcloggers.org/registration-form/

Master Logger Best Practices Workshop - Fort Kent, ME
2025-06-20 07:30 - 14:40
Please join us this spring for one of our free and interactive workshops designed for logging operators, foremen, foresters, and others who implement aspects of harvest planning and implementation.
Workshop Date: Friday, June 20
Workshop Location: Fort Kent, ME
Workshop Time: 7:30 am – 2:40 pm
Workshop Topics:

Adapting BMPs for Extreme Conditions
Finding the Right Maps
Professional Communication in Logging
DEP Spill Prevention
Wildland Fire Response

REGISTER: https://plcloggers.org/registration-form/

SLoCAMP Workshop - Island Pond, VT
2025-06-24 07:30 - 15:45
Please join us this spring for one of our free and interactive workshops designed for logging operators, foremen, foresters, and others who implement aspects of harvest planning and implementation.
Workshop Date: Tuesday, June 24
Workshop Location: Island Pond, Vermont
Workshop Time: 7:30 am – 3:45 pm
Workshop Topics:

Vermont’s Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation have invited all logging contractors in Vermont to learn more about their new program (SLoCAMP) to provide financial assistance to logging contractors to ensure implementation of proactive and preventative water quality protection and climate adaptation practices on harvest sites.

REGISTER: https://plcloggers.org/registration-form-2/

SLoCAMP Workshop - Mendon, VT
2025-06-25 07:30 - 15:45
Please join us this spring for one of our free and interactive workshops designed for logging operators, foremen, foresters, and others who implement aspects of harvest planning and implementation.
Workshop Date: Wednesday, June 25
Workshop Location: Mendon, Vermont
Workshop Time: 7:30 am – 3:45 pm
Workshop Topics:

Vermont’s Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation have invited all logging contractors in Vermont to learn more about their new program (SLoCAMP) to provide financial assistance to logging contractors to ensure implementation of proactive and preventative water quality protection and climate adaptation practices on harvest sites.

REGISTER: https://plcloggers.org/registration-form-2/

Master Logger Best Practices Workshop - Wilton, ME
2025-06-27 07:30 - 14:40
Please join us this spring for one of our free and interactive workshops designed for logging operators, foremen, foresters, and others who implement aspects of harvest planning and implementation.
Workshop Date: Friday, June 27
Workshop Location: Wilton, ME
Workshop Time: 7:30 am – 2:40 pm
Workshop Topics:

Adapting BMPs for Extreme Conditions
Finding the Right Maps
Professional Communication in Logging
DEP Spill Prevention
Wildland Fire Response

REGISTER: https://plcloggers.org/registration-form/

Master Logger Best Practices Workshop - Petersburg, NY
2025-07-09 07:30 - 14:40
Please join us this spring for one of our free and interactive workshops designed for logging operators, foremen, foresters, and others who implement aspects of harvest planning and implementation.
Workshop Date: Wednesday, July 9
Workshop Location: Petersburg, New York
Workshop Time: 7:30 am – 2:40 pm
Workshop Topics:

Adapting BMPs for Extreme Conditions
Finding the Right Maps
BMP Incentive Program
Creating Habitat through Harvesting
Planning and Post Harvest Checks

REGISTER: https://plcloggers.org/registration-form/

Southern Maine Annual Log A Load for Kids Golf Tournament - Lovell, ME
2025-08-22 | Lake Kezar Country Club, 578 Main St, Lovell, ME, 04051, United States
2025 Southern Maine Annual Log A Load for Kids Golf Tournament
Log A Load for Kids is an annual campaign which began in 1988 when loggers and others in the forest products community donated the value of a load of logs to their local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. Today, Log A Load is a leader in the CMN Hospitals’ fundraising, raising more than $2 million annually through golf tournaments, fishing events, dinners, truckloads of log donations, and other events.
The PLC of the Northeast’s 2025 Southern Log A Load for Kids Golf Tournament will be held Friday, August 22nd, 2025 at Lake Kezar Country Club in Lovell, ME. All proceeds will benefit MaineHealth Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital.
Event Details:
Lake Kezar Country Club
578 Maine St, Lovell, Maine
Friday, August 22nd, 2025
7:30-8:30am – Registration
8:30am – Welcome & Remarks
9:00am – Shotgun Start
Sponsor, team, and individual player fees entitle players to a mulligan, beverages, snacks, the putting contest, and ten drawing tickets.
Learn more about the event, register & sponsor: https://fundraising.mmc.org/BBCH/LogALoad

Northern Maine Annual Log A Load for Kids Golf Tournament - Lincoln, ME
2025-09-12 | JaTo Highlands Golf Course, 175 Town Farm Rd, Lincoln, 04457, United States
2025 Northern Maine Annual Log A Load for Kids Golf Tournament
Event Details:
JaTo Highlands Golf Course
Lincoln, Maine
Friday, September 12, 2025
7:30 am – Registration
9:00 am – Shotgun Start
Sponsor, team, and individual player fees entitle players to a mulligan, beverages, snacks, the putting contest, and ten drawing tickets.
Learn more: https://give.northernlighthealth.org/event/northern-maine-log-a-load-for-kids-golf-tournament-2025/e681677

*CANCELLED* PLC Contractor Member Appreciation Event - Lincoln, ME
2025-10-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Gillmor’s Restaurant and Lounge, 236 W Broadway, Lincoln, ME, 04457, United States
Our Wednesday, October 8 Member Appreciation Event has been cancelled, please join us at one of the other dates/locations: https://plcloggers.org/membership-appreciation-events/

PLC Contractor Member Appreciation Event - Fort Kent, ME
2025-10-09 17:00 - 19:00 | Swamp Buck Restaurant, 250 W Main St, Fort Kent, Maine, 04743, United States
PLC Contractor Members, you are invited to join us for a free evening of food, drinks, and good company. These Membership Appreciation Events are our way of saying thank you for being part of the PLC and to hear directly from you on how we can better support your business. Each event includes food and two complimentary drinks. Members may also bring one guest. Attendance is limited to two people per company.
Event Details

Date: Thursday, October 9
Time: 5:00–7:00 PM
Location: Swamp Buck Restaurant – 250 W Main St, Fort Kent, ME 04743

RSVPPlease register here: https://plcloggers.org/membership-appreciation-events/
Other dates & locations:

PLC Contractor Member Appreciation Event - Farmington, ME
2025-10-16 17:00 - 19:00 | Farmhouse Beer Garden, 926 Farmington Falls Rd Rte 2, Farmington, Maine, 04938, United States
PLC Contractor Members, you are invited to join us for a free evening of food, drinks, and good company. These Membership Appreciation Events are our way of saying thank you for being part of the PLC and to hear directly from you on how we can better support your business. Each event includes food and two complimentary drinks. Members may also bring one guest. Attendance is limited to two people per company.
Event Details

Date: Thursday, October 16
Time: 5:00–7:00 PM
Location: Farmhouse Beer Garden – 926 Farmington Falls Rd Rte 2, Farmington, ME 04938

RSVPPlease register here: https://plcloggers.org/membership-appreciation-events/
Other dates & locations:

PLC Contractor Member Appreciation Event - Windham, ME
2025-10-23 17:00 - 19:00 | Pat’s Pizza, 844 Roosevelt Trail, Windham, ME, 04062, United States
PLC Contractor Members, you are invited to join us for a free evening of food, drinks, and good company. These Membership Appreciation Events are our way of saying thank you for being part of the PLC and to hear directly from you on how we can better support your business. Each event includes food and two complimentary drinks. Members may also bring one guest. Attendance is limited to two people per company.
Event Details

Date: Thursday, October 23
Time: 5:00–7:00 PM
Location: Pat’s Pizza – 844 Roosevelt Trail, Windham, ME 04062

RSVPPlease register here: https://plcloggers.org/membership-appreciation-events/
Other dates & locations:

PLC Contractor Member Appreciation Event - Brewer, ME
2025-10-30 17:00 - 19:00 | Jeff’s Catering, 15 Littlefield Rd, Brewer, ME, 04412, United States
PLC Contractor Members, you are invited to join us for a free evening of food, drinks, and good company. These Membership Appreciation Events are our way of saying thank you for being part of the PLC and to hear directly from you on how we can better support your business. Each event includes food and two complimentary drinks. Members may also bring one guest. Attendance is limited to two people per company.
Event Details

Date: Thursday, October 30
Time: 5:00–7:00 PM
Location: Jeff’s Catering – 15 Littlefield Rd, Brewer, ME 04412

RSVPPlease register here: https://plcloggers.org/membership-appreciation-events/
Other dates & locations:

2025 MLOFT Graduation
2025-11-06 13:00 - 14:00 | KVCC Alfond Campus (Farm Area), Hinkley, ME, 04937, United States
You are invited to the graduation of the 2025 cohort of Northern Maine Community College’s Mechanized Logging Operations & Forest Trucking program!
Join us on Thursday, November 6 at 1:00 pm at the KVCC Alfond Campus (Farm Area) at 677 Skowhegan Road in Fairfield, ME!
RSVP Here: https://plcloggers.org/rsvp-for-the-2025-mloft-graduation/
To our Members: Students in this year’s Mechanized Logging Operations and Forest Trucking Program (MLOFT) are now available to meet with contractors to explore possible employment opportunities. If you need employees, we encourage you to reach out to schedule interviews now, as students typically are hired even before they graduate.

If you are interested in meeting a student or students please contact Donald Burr directly at (207) 356-1541 or email safety@maineloggers.com
Learn more about the program here: https://plcloggers.org/plc…/career-training-opportunity/

2026 Logger Legislative Breakfast
2026-02-26 07:00 - 08:30 | The Governor Hill Mansion, 136 State Street, Augusta, ME, 04330, United States
Join us for a Legislative Breakfast and PLC Board/Member Meeting on Thursday, February 26 beginning at 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM

All members are invited to enjoy breakfast and engage in important policy discussions for the 2026 Maine legislative session, free of charge.
Following the breakfast, we will hold a PLC Board/Membership Meeting, and luncheon. All Contractor members are encouraged to attend.

31st Annual Meeting and Log A Load for Kids Benefit Auction
2026-05-07 - 2026-05-08 | Samoset Resort, 220 Warrenton St, Rockport, ME, 04856, United States
Join the Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast (PLC) for our 31st Annual Meeting and Log-A-Load for Kids Benefit Auction on May 7th–8th, 2026. We are returning to the Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine, for two days of industry connection and community giving.
Last year, our members showed incredible generosity by raising over $165,000 for children’s hospitals. This year, we’re ready to do it again. Join us for the Log-A-Load Dinner & Auction as we continue our vital support for Northern Light EMMC, Maine Health Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital, and the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital.
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