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 70 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.
Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo
U.P. State Fairgrounds, Escanaba, MI
September 9-11, 2021
Admission - $10 per person, valid for all 3 days of the show
Industry News
8 October, 2020
From the President's Desk
In an August 24th meeting facilitated by Scott McPherson, Territory manager for Associated Equipment Dealers and hosted by CrossTrac Equipment in Rhinelander WI, Congressman Jack (General) Bergman was provided information about new forestry equipment and the forest industry. It was also an opportunity for meeting attendees to learn more about the General and his principles as a congressman.
8 October, 2020
GLTPA's Director's Notes
I Was Logging When Logging Wasn’t Cool. Most loggers have been logging for a long time and have either been born and raised in the forest industry or have become part of it based on the experience of someone else who may have been logging for many years. Frankly, I am not sure anyone in logging has given much thought to whether it is a “cool” profession only because it is a way of life passed on from generation to generation.
8 October, 2020
Product Showcase
Protecting Lumber and Logs During Winter. Myth: I don’t need to end-wax in the winter. Facts: End-checking through rapid-moisture loss from the end grain is still a costly problem during winter months.
8 October, 2020
Feature Article
USDA Under Secretary and Regional Forester visit Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest to Celebrate Successful Timber Program and Hold Roundtable with Timber Industry. September 4, 2020, the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest had the distinct honor of hosting the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Jim Hubbard, and new USDA Forest Service Region 9 Regional Forester Gina Owens,
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