PLC Supporting Member Weekly Update 7.12.24 | Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast

PLC Supporting Member Weekly Update July 12, 2024

PLC News & Events:

The Loggers Voice – 2024 Summer Edition
PLC 2024 Log A Load Golf Tournaments – Register And Sponsor Now
PLC’s Executive Director Guest Panelist at Skowhegan Savings Economic Forum
Paul Miller Receives Master Logger Supporter’s Award
Maine News Clips
Vermont News Clips

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PLC News and Events

The Loggers Voice – 2024 Summer Edition

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PLC 2024 Log A Load Golf Tournaments!

The Northern Tournament is now full! Sponsorships remain available!

Team spots and sponsorship opportunities remain for the Southern Tournament!

The PLC is excited to announce that it is time to register for the 2024 Log A Load for Kids Golf Tournaments and the Northern Tournament has already sold out for team spots! (There is still a wait list though!) This year, the tournaments will be held Aug. 23 in Lovell, ME and Sept. 13 in Lincoln, ME. Register now and let’s help the kids and their families! Links for registration and sponsorship opportunities are below. See you at the tournaments!

Aug. 23, Kezar Lake Country Club, Lovell

Sept. 13, JATO Highlands Golf Course, Lincoln

If you prefer to register for the southern tournament by mail, print and fill out the registration form on the pdf below:

Southern Tournament Info and Registration Form-2024

PLC’s Executive Director Guest Panelist at Skowhegan Savings Economic Forum

On Wednesday July 10^th, PLC Exec. Director Dana Doran was a guest panelist for Skowhegan Savings Bank’s Economic Forum. The event held at Bigelow Brewing featured a panel discussion by state and local experts sharing their insights on Central Maine’s economic outlook. Dana shared the stage with Heather Johnson, the Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development, Aaron Bolster, President and Broker of Allied Realty, and Kristina Cannon, the President and CEO of Main Street Skowhegan. They discussed a variety of topics including the state of the economy, significant regional investment projects, the importance of innovation in the forestry sector and real estate market in Central Maine. It was a great opportunity for the PLC to share the struggles and successes of the logging and forest trucking industry.

Paul Miller Receives Master Logger Supporter’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to Forestry

Rockport, ME — Paul Miller, a distinguished figure in the Northeast’s forestry industry, has been honored with the 2024 Master Logger Supporter’s Award, which is presented to outstanding supporters of the Northeast Master Logger® Certification Program.

This award recognizes his significant contributions to the Master Logger program and to sustainable forestry.

Miller graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in Forest Management in 1972. He gained valuable experience at Sewall Company and Shyka Surveying before embarking on a 24-year career with Great Northern Paper Company. He also served as the forest manager for the Passamaquoddy Tribe and worked with the Small Woodland Owners of Maine (today Maine Woodland Owners) before launching his own consulting business in Washington, ME.

In 2001, Miller began his work with the Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands (TCNEF) as the lead Master Logger certification auditor. It is estimated that Miller has performed well over 250 audits during his tenure with TCNEF. He also coordinated the distribution of audits based on geographic location, a task that required significant logistical skills.

Miller’s dedication to the Master Logger program is clearly evident.

“I thoroughly enjoy working with the Master Logger program,” Miller said. “The value the program has brought to this region is immense, and I see it every day in the quality of loggers in this region. I do this work for loggers. I enjoy working with them. They have an incredibly hard job, and I hope my work as an auditor has made a difference.”

From TCNEF’s perspective, Miller’s work has been instrumental in advancing the Master Logger program to its current level as the gold standard for professionalism in the logging industry today.

The award was presented during the Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands (TCNEF) 2024 Annual Meeting on Friday, May 10, at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, ME.

The event was attended by dozens of Master Logger certified companies from Northeast states.

For more information on the Master Logger program visit masterloggercertification.com