Rockport, ME — Paul Miller, a distinguished figure in the Northeast’s forestry industry, has been honored with the 2024 Master Logger Supporter’s Award, which is presented to outstanding supporters of the Northeast Master Logger® Certification Program.
This award recognizes his significant contributions to the Master Logger program and to sustainable forestry.
Miller graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in Forest Management in 1972. He gained valuable experience at Sewall Company and Shyka Surveying before embarking on a 24-year career with Great Northern Paper Company. He also served as the forest manager for the Passamaquoddy Tribe and worked with the Small Woodland Owners of Maine (today Maine Woodland Owners) before launching his own consulting business in Washington, ME.
In 2001, Miller began his work with the Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands (TCNEF) as the lead Master Logger certification auditor. It is estimated that Miller has performed well over 250 audits during his tenure with TCNEF. He also coordinated the distribution of audits based on geographic location, a task that required significant logistical skills.
Miller’s dedication to the Master Logger program is clearly evident.
“I thoroughly enjoy working with the Master Logger program,” Miller said. “The value the program has brought to this region is immense, and I see it every day in the quality of loggers in this region. I do this work for loggers. I enjoy working with them. They have an incredibly hard job, and I hope my work as an auditor has made a difference.”
From TCNEF’s perspective, Miller’s work has been instrumental in advancing the Master Logger program to its current level as the gold standard for professionalism in the logging industry today.
The award was presented during the Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands (TCNEF) 2024 Annual Meeting on Friday, May 10, at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, ME.
The event was attended by dozens of Master Logger certified companies from Northeast states.
For more information on the Master Logger program visit masterloggercertification.com
Maine Division SAF 2024 Summer/Fall Field Tours
The cost per field tour is $20 for MESAF members and $40 for nonmembers.
The Maine Division of the Society of American Foresters is hosting three Summer/Fall Tours in 2024.
Date: Friday, August 2, 2024
Location: Irving Woodlands, St. John Pit, ME
Topics and Presenters: Join Jake Moore (Silvicultural Forester, Irving Woodlands) and Chris Huston (Silvicultural Forester, Irving Woodlands) as they discuss site preparation, planting, and thinning operations at Irving Woodlands. They will cover the management techniques used to prepare planting blocks, including rolling, trenching, and herbicide application. They will also discuss their current approach to planting, including spacing, species, density, and genetics, and provide an overview of plantation cleaning and pre-commercial thinning operations.
Continuing Education Credits: 5.00 Category 1
Please contact CJ Herlihy for questions or registration assistance at cj@mainetree.org or 207.621.9872
Maine Division SAF 2024 Summer/Fall Field Tours
The cost per field tour is $20 for MESAF members and $40 for nonmembers.
The Maine Division of the Society of American Foresters is hosting three Summer/Fall Tours in 2024.
Date: Friday, September 13, 2024
Location: Georges Highland Path-Frye Mountain, Montville, ME
Topics and Presenters: The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife owns about 110,000 acres of land throughout the state, known as the Wildlife Management Areas. The Frye Mountain WMA, located in Montville, Knox, and Morrill, is actively managed for wildlife habitat and public access to enjoy traditional recreational activities. Spend the day at Frye Mountain WMA with Jack Chappen and IF&W staff to learn about the ecological forestry used to manage forest habitats, the significant improvements made to 150+ year-old roads for improved water quality, and the variety of other activities for the creation, maintenance, and improvement of wildlife habitat. The tour will be around a 2 to 3-mile loop of the varying forest types with undulating terrain.
Continuing Education Credits: 4.00 Category 1
Please contact CJ Herlihy for questions or registration assistance at cj@mainetree.org or 207.621.9872
Maine Division SAF 2024 Summer/Fall Field Tours
The cost per field tour is $20 for MESAF members and $40 for nonmembers.
The Maine Division of the Society of American Foresters is hosting three Summer/Fall Tours in 2024.
Date: Friday, October 4, 2024
Location: Baskahegan Land, Brookton, ME
Topics and Presenters: Join Jason McLellan (Operations Manager, Baskahegan Company), Kyle Burdick (Woodlands Manager, Baskahegan Company), Eric Hoar (Land Management Biology, ME IFW), Steve Dunham (Regional Biologist, ME IFW), Nicole Rogers (Landowner Outreach Forester, MFS) and a representative from the NRCS as they discuss the benefits of patch cutting from different perspectives. Each stop of this field tour will be at a harvest site showcasing a patch cut in different forest types. Presenters will discuss how, when, and why the harvest occurred the way it did and the silvicultural and wildlife pros and cons associated with patch cutting.
Continuing Education Credits: 4.50 Category 1
Please contact CJ Herlihy for questions or registration assistance (via email at cj@mainetree.org or by calling 207-621-9872
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