153 Hospital Street 

P.O. Box 5470 

Augusta, ME  04332 

(207) 621-9872

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Our Programs : Certified Logging Professional

Cultivating SKILL, KNOWLEDGE and PRIDE in the Maine woods.

It is the mission of the Certified Logging Professional Program to provide the best possible training and education for people involved in the Maine logging industry. Our program will continually evolve to reflect changes in the forest products industry and will provide a means for continual professional growth.


A directory of Certified Logging Professionals by town is available at municipal offices and libraries and at the
CLP website.


Maine Logger Education Alliance

 

The Maine Logger Education Alliance (MLEA) Website has been set up to provide information about logger training and education for those interested in logging as a career. Please go to maineloggereducation.org, network with MLEA on Facebook or link to the training calendar at Google Calendars.

 


"Save the Date"

2013 CLP Banquet

 

Plan to attend the 23nd Annual Certified Logger Professional (CLP) Banquet in Brewer at Jeff's Catering on December 6, 2013.  Logger of the Year awards will again be made in each of three categories; Conventional, Mechanical, and Contractor/Supervisor and loggers who have completed training this year receive certificates.

 


2012 CLP BANQUET

The 22nd Annual Certified Logging Professional Banquet took place on November 30 at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer.  Logger of the Year awards, sponsored by Huber Resources, were made to loggers in three categories, Conventional, Mechanical and Contractor/Supervisor.  Each received a check for $1,000, a monogrammed jacket and an engraved plaque.  They also will be featured in a ½ page newspaper ad in the Bangor Daily News the weekend of January 26.  92 loggers who completed training during 2012 received certificates, bringing the number of CLP's trained since 1991 to over 5,900.


OUTSTANDING CLP LOGGERS OF 2012

(l. to r.)   Justin Merrill, CLP Board of Directors Chair, Carroll Ladd of Jay, Maine, Mechanical Logger of the Year,

Justin Merrill with Chris Maxim of Chesterville, Maine, Conventional      Logger of the Year, 

Justin Merrill and Lloyd Smith of Farmington, Maine, 
Contractor/Supervisor Logger
of the Year

2012 Loggers of the Year Award Winners with (l. to r.) 
Justin
Merrill, CLP Board Chair, Lloyd Smith, Chris Maxim, Carroll Ladd and Mike St. Peter, CLP Director 


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