The Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association (GLTPA) has provided proven leadership in the Lake States Forest products industry for over 75 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.
5 July 2022
Happy Fourth of July Everyone! I hope all of you celebrated Independence Day with family, friends and the great outdoors. Even though we are in some particularly challenging economic times, we still live in the greatest country in the world. Speaking of challenging times, the logging and trucking industry is in uncharted territory.
5 July 2022
Greetings, First, a little addition to the June Greetings message. The June article was asking why it is acceptable to clearcut forests in the name of going green verses clearcuts in the past to provide forest products which were then and are still generally condemned in the court of public opinion.
5 July 2022
PONSSE SCORPION GIANT: SWIFT, YET SURPRISINGLY BIG IN POWER, THE NEW PONSSE SCORPION GIANT HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO FIND NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO EFFICIENT HARVESTING.
5 July 2022
Michigan & Wisconsin State Forests. Conservation was not a popular idea on the Great Lakes and northern Wisconsin frontier. Early settlers recognized the monetary values of our forest for jobs, lumber, agricultural land, and as part of the tax base.