About The Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association
The Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association (GLTPA) has provided proven leadership in the Lake States Forest products industry for over 79 years. GLTPA is a non-profit organization proud to represent members in Michigan and Wisconsin and is committed to leading Forest Products Industry in sustainable forest management.
Major Sponsor of the Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment EXPO
Special Fundraiser for Log A Load For Kids
"Renewable Forest"
The Art of Greg Alexander: In collaboration with GLTPA, Greg Alexander has created a one-of-a-kind painting to benefit Log A Load For Kids and the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals in Michigan & Wisconsin. This beautifully wooden framed canvas print is signed and numbered by the artist himself. Order Yours Today! Call GLTPA (715) 304-2681
Industry News
5 November 2025
From the President's Desk
I had an interesting month touring two very different operations: Precision Hardwoods’ new HewSaw mill in Onaway, Michigan, and the Timber Professionals Cooperative Enterprises (TPCE) chip mill in Tilleda, Wisconsin. Both mills process small-diameter wood and are impressive for different reasons. One for cutting-edge automation, the other for a resilient, owner-driven cooperative model.
5 November 2025
GLTPA's Director's Notes
A Free Market System Greetings, Many people would agree that the United States economy is based on a free market system. What is a free market system? According to an article written by Marc Orlitzky, fact checked by the editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, “a free market is an unregulated system of economic exchange in which taxes, quality controls, tariffs, and other forms of centralized economic interventions by government either do not exist or are minimal.
5 November 2025
Product Showcase
New Komatsu XH951XC-1 is built to rule the forest! In the dynamic world of forestry, where terrain is rugged and productivity is king, professionals need machines that are more than tough — they need to be smart, stable and operator-focused. . That describes the updated 951XC-1 wheeled harvester Komatsu has brought to the North American market, a machine tailored to the demands of final logging.
5 November 2025
Feature Article
On September 4th – 6th, GLTPA hosted it’s 79th annual Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo at the U.P. State Fairgrounds in Escanaba, Michigan. With a mixture of rain, wind, sun and clouds, the weather did not deter a record number of exhibitors and attendees to show.
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