Our Focus:
The Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands (TCNF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit formed by the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine to administer the Maine Master Logger Certification Program with a broader goal of “Enhancing the Health of Maine’s Working Forests”. In addition to the Master Logger Program, TCNF serves as an administrator for a group Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Controlled Wood Chain of Custody certification. TCNF also administers an FSC-certified group of family forest landowners throughout Maine.
Landowner Members:
3 Landowners (700 acres) are enrolled in the initial pool.
Member Services
Through the Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands, natural resource professionals can inexpensively gain access to FSC certification for their landowner clients. |
Member Highlight
The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine was formed in 1995 to give independent logging contractors and sole proprietors a voice in a rapidly changing forest industry. In 2000, the PLC created the Maine Master Logger Certification Program to recognize skilled forest stewards under a third-party auditing process. In 2003, the PLC board of directors created The Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands (“The Trust”) to administer the Master Logger Program and to provide a mechanism for continuous improvement. |
| Contact: |
John Gunn |
| Phone: |
(207) 966-3031 |
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E-mail |
| Address: |
63 Marshall Pond Road
Hebron,
Maine
04238
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Updated:
5/24/2006 |
Area:
Forests cover about 90% of the total area of Maine. Northern hardwoods (such as sugar maple, American beech, and yellow birch) and spruce-fir are the most common forest types. Other common forest types include aspen/white birch and white pine/red oak. Small private landowners own and manage a majority of the forested land in southern Maine while much of the northern part of the state is owned by relatively few large landowners.
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