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 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.
Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo
RESCH Expo Complex, Green Bay, WI
September 8-10, 2022
Pre-registration for Admission - $10 per person, valid for all 3 days of the show
Admission at the show - $15 per person, valid for all 3 days of the show
Industry News
5 May 2022
From the President's Desk
Well the weather in the month of April has been unpredictable. We have had sunny warm days and snow or rain the next. This sequence happened several times throughout the month. Mother Nature cannot seem to make up her mind. The month of April brought the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Spring Celebration held at the Island Resort Casino in Harris Michigan.
5 May 2022
GLTPA's Director's Notes
Greetings, A “Paradigm Shift” in the logging force seems to be taking place in the Lake States Region. It may be taking place in other parts of the country as well, but I have not had enough conversation with those outside this region to be certain of how broad this shift is. The shift is regarding the value placed on working long hours to produce wood and the lack of recognition, primarily monetary, for doing so.
5 May 2022
Feature Article
G&G Lumber had its start like many sawmills across the Lake States. A backyard portable sawmill was purchased and as the lumber came off the saw, the sawmill bug put its teeth deeper into the owner. Jay Glime caught the sawmill bug due to the purchase of a Wood Mizer sawmill. Jay Glime grew up in Florence, Wisconsin. His father, Mike Glime, was a logger. In 1992, he was working for Champion Paper in Quinnessec, Michigan, the mill that is now owned by Verso.
5 May 2022
Feature Article
Forest Inventory Answers the Question of What and How Much is Out There By: Paul Doruska There are forests all across the United States that are used for a whole host of purposes, so there should be no doubt that the country’s forests are an amazing resource indeed. As with any resource, though, it is important to know how much of it is present and how might it be changing through time. Is knowing that possible for the country’s forests?
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