COURTESY OF PROFESSIONAL LOGGING CONTRACTORS OF THE NORTHEAST
The Maine Forest Service (MFS) has announced results of its 2022-2023 study on the implementation and effectiveness of Best Management Practices (BMPs) in
timber harvesting across the state. According to MFS, the 2022-2023 results are consistent with previous years, showing a solid commitment to BMPs within Maine’s forestry and logging community.
Notably, there was a 5% decrease in sedimentation associated with crossing structures since the 2020-2021 report, with the report stating, “Sediment entry to the waterbody was observed at 29% of all crossings, a decrease from an average of 34% reported between 2020 and 2021.” Historically, sedimentation is most often linked to crossing structures.
This positive result coincides with a dramatic increase in recent years in BMP workshops conducted by the Northeast Master Logger Certification Program® in Maine and neighboring states. Master Logger is the only organization providing true hands-on BMP training to contractors and their employees in the region.
The Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast (PLC) encourages all loggers who are not Master Logger certified to consider certification as a way to improve and market their business and access quality training opportunities. PLC members who are Master Logger certified also receive a dues discount.
