Supporting Member Weekly Update – July 25, 2025

Log A Load Golf Tournaments – Register Now! Teams Selling Out Fast!

Want to be a Sponsor of the Tournament? Many opportunities available!

It is time to register teams for the PLC’s 2025 Log A Load for Kids Golf Tournaments! These important fund-raisers are critical to PLC’s efforts on behalf of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and families served by them, and they are a lot of fun as well! Team spots are going quickly, mark your calendars and register now! Sponsorships are also available through the links below. Don’t wait!

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

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, we’ll send your message on your behalf for just $99.

How it works:
Send us your content: copy, images, and any links…and we’ll take care of layout & delivering it to our contractor list.

Ready to share your message? Email jessica@plcloggers.org

MLOFT Feller Buncher Instructor Needed

Members, the MLOFT program is seeking a feller buncher instructor for the 2025 Class! This could be a 3-4 day per week position if desired for the right candidate. Anyone with feller butcher experience interested in learning more about the position is encouraged to contact Donald Burr at 207) 356-1541 or ndburr@nmcc.edu immediately! Don’t miss out on this opportunity!

PLC Op-Ed: To Protect Maine’s Logging Industry Legislature Needs to Finish the Job

Click the button below to read an Op-Ed that appeared in the July 21 edition of the Portland Press Herald. You may view the online version of the story HERE. Author Dana Doran is executive director of the Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast.

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 — 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

📌 Vermont offers new grant opportunity for loggers working in the state
📌 Golden, Collins introduce bipartisan legislation to create disaster relief fund for loggers
📌 Will Act 250 changes help local wood products industry?
📌 VT Forest Industry News – July 2025
📌 Foresters urge everyone to look out for pests | Hinesburg News | vtcng.com
📌 A day among the trees reveals Vermont’s woodland future – The North Star Monthly
📌 Gluesenkamp Perez, Rouzer Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Forestry Career Pathways
📌 USDA Invests $80 Million to Expand Timber Markets, Protect Forests, Fuel Economic Growth

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