Welcome to this weekβs update from the Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast! We have important news and events to share that are vital for your business and the logging community. Letβs dive into whatβs happening this week:
GENERAL NEWS & EVENTS
β Log A Load Northern Maine Golf Tournament – Sponsorships Available, Auction Items and Donations Needed!!
β Advertising Opportunity – Get the word out to PLC’s network of logging professionals!
β Logger’s Voice Summer Edition – Now Available
β Google Review Request
β Maine Trailer Labor Day Sale and Darlings Ice Cream for a Cause
MAINE NEWS & EVENTS
β Maine News Clips
VERMONT NEWS & EVENTS
β Vermont SLoCAMP Applications Now Accepted
β Vermont News Clips (check out the featured Jed Lipsky story!)
MEMBER BENEFITS
β Member Discounts
Log A Load Northern Golf Tournament – Sponsorships Available! Auction Items and Donations Needed!!

Get ready for the PLC’s 2025 Northern Maine Log A Load for Kids Golf Tournament Sept. 12! This important fund-raiser is critical to PLC’s efforts on behalf of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and the families served by them, and a lot of fun as well! WE NEED MORE SPONSORS AUCTION ITEMS AND DONATIONS TO MAKE THIS EVENT A SUCCESS! Learn more through the link below. Don’t wait!

As a PLC Supporting Member, you have the opportunity to promote your business, product, or service directly to our network of more than 230 logging companies across the Northeast.
Whether you’re offering a new service, running a promotion, or simply want to increase visibility, weβll send your message on your behalf for just $99.
How it works:
Send us your content: copy, images, and any links…and weβll take care of layout & delivering it to our contractor list.
Ready to share your message? Email jessica@plcloggers.org

Let us know if you did not receive your copy in the mail!
Google Review Request

If being a Supporting Member has been meaningful to you, weβd appreciate you taking a moment to leave us a Google review.
Your review helps others understand what PLC is all about, the value of supporting the logging industry, and how this work impacts our region.
Leave a review here:Β https://g.page/r/CY3zT3i6bgvkEAE/review
Thank you for being part of this mission and for helping us grow our voice and impact!

PLC Preferred Supporting Member Maine Trailer is having a Labor Day sale on Friday the 29th and Saturday the 30th of August. On Friday the 29th, Maine Trailer will have the Darlings Ice Cream For A Cause Truck at the sale with all donations going to the Children’s Miracle Network. Best deals of the season! Click below for the full flyer!
Maine News
Maine News Clips
π Beech leaf disease is not connected to timber harvesting in Maine | Letter
πALC “As We See It” August 2025
π August Logger News Online: PLC Hires Certification Coordinator
πEPA shares industry reactions to DEF ‘limp mode’ fix
π New $400 Million Expansion at LP Houlton Plant to Create 100 Jobs – NewsBreak
π Northern Logger Newsletter: Grants, Assistance Programs, and Free Resources
π UMaine Extension Tick Lab researchers confirm presence of invasive Asian longhorned tick in Maine
π Forester to discuss challenges facing Maine’s forests at Rangeley meeting – Sun Journal
Vermont News
VERMONT SLoCAMP APPLICATIONS NOW ACCEPTED!

SLoCAMP is a grant-funded cost-share program created by the Vermont General Assembly (2024) to help logging contractors that work in Vermont implement proactive water quality protection and climate adaptation practices on their harvest sites.
Funded by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation and administered by the Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast, the program supports contractors in preparing harvest sites responsibly β with long-term forest health in mind. Applications are now being accepted!
Click the links below to learn more about the program and/or view a webinar outlining the program and the process for applying for a grant, and to apply online or download an application form. Anyone with questions about the program is also encouraged to reach out to Jeff Benjamin, Deputy Executive Director of Certification at the PLC. He may be reached at jeff@plcloggers.org or by calling (207) 688-8195 Opt. 2.
Vermont News Clips
π August Logger News Online: PLC Hires Certification Coordinator
πEPA shares industry reactions to DEF ‘limp mode’ fix
πALC “As We See It” August 2025
πVermont officials urge caution as drought fuels wildfire risk – Burlington Free
πNorthern Logger Newsletter: Grants, Assistance Programs, and Free Resources
πSuspected lightning strike in Heath causes brush fire at Cook State Forest – WWLP
Member Benefits
Member Discounts
ALC Member Discounts

PLC Members, because the PLC is a member of the American Loggers Council YOU are entitled to special discounts!
Fabian Oil Discount

Wallingfordβs Discounts

Dirigo Waste Oil

10% Discount on new furnaces. Contact Justin at 207-873-0881
Maine Trailer Discounts

Maine Trailer Discounts

Treeline Discounts

Click Here Discount Pricing on Skidder Bridges and Crane Mats
PLC Members get a 5% discount on culverts purchased at Treeline and Frank Martin & Sons
Hale Trailer Discounts

Hale Trailer discounts for PLC Members on new trailer purchases! Call Neal at 207-232-7969 for details!

Preferred Supporting Members

Enhanced Supporting Members

