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To be certified as a Qualified Logger, the Core Training courses (8 hours) must be taken first.
In-person SFE courses led by MI SFI / MSU/ DNR staff
- 2023 In-Person Training Schedule
Please Note - You Must Register Online to Have the Course Count. Walk in Registration is Not Allowed
Date | Time | Location | City | Class | Registration |
3/21/2023 | 8:00am-12:30pm | Jays Sporting Goods, | Gaylord, MI | Greenstone Logging Forum | www.GreenStoneFCS.com/TimberForum |
3/23/2023 | 8:00am-12:30pm | Harris Casino | Harris, MI | Greenstone Logging Forum | www.GreenStoneFCS.com/TimberForum |
4/5/2023 | 8:30-4pm central | KI Convention Center 3333 Main ST, | Green Bay, WI | GLTPA Spring Meeting | https://www.gltpa.org/gltpa/Spring_Celebration.asp |
4/11/2023 | 8am - 12pm | Baraga Lakeside inn 900 US HWY 41 South | Baraga, MI | Log Truck Safety | https://events.anr.msu.edu/MATApril/ |
4/19/2023 | 8 am -4pm central | Keyes Peak Ski Lodge | Florence, WI | Sustainable Forestry Conference | Sustainable Forestry Conf (lumberjackrcd.org) |
5/2/2023 | 8am - 5pm | Baraga Lakeside inn 900 US HWY 41 South |
Baraga, MI | Core | https://events.anr.msu.edu/SFICoreMay2/ |
5/4/2023 | 8am - 5pm | MSU Forestry Innovation Center 6005 J Rd | Escanaba, MI | Core | https://events.anr.msu.edu/maysficore/ |
5/9/2023 | 8am - 12pm | LMAS 14150 Hamilton Lake Rd | Newberry, MI | Log Truck Safety | https://events.anr.msu.edu/MATMay9/ |
5/10/2023 | 8am - 12pm | Lyme Great Lakes Timberlands 7467 CO 426 M.5 Rd | Gladstone, MI | Log Truck Safety | https://events.anr.msu.edu/MATMay10/ |
5/23/2023 | 8am - 12pm | Timber products E11256 M-28 East | Munising, MI | Veneer log harvesting and selection training | https://events.anr.msu.edu/TPIVeneer/ |
6/8/2023 | 8am - 5pm | MSU County Extension Office 14126 Cr 428, | Newberry, MI | Core | https://events.anr.msu.edu/sficorejune8/ |
6/8/2023 | 8am - 5pm | Kirtland Community College AJD Forest Products | Grayling, MI | Hardwood Log scaling and Grading | Limited to 15 - Registration coming soon |
6/9/2023 | 8am - 5pm | MSU County Extension office 800 Livingston BLVD, Suite 4a | Gaylord, MI | Core | https://events.anr.msu.edu/SFIcorejune9/ |
6/13/2023 | 8am - 12pm | Lutke Rental Hall 9290 E 14 1/4 Rd, | Manton, MI | Log Truck Safety | https://events.anr.msu.edu/MATJune113/ |
8/16/2023 | 8am - 12pm | Running Gears Inc. 2500 Major Mountain Rd. | Harrison,MI | Log Truck Safety | https://events.anr.msu.edu/MATAugust16/ |
8/23/2023 | 8am - 12pm | Roger Bazuin & Sons, Inc. 240 Cherry Drive, | McBane, MI | Log Truck Safety | https://events.anr.msu.edu/MATAugust23/ |
9/26/2023 | 8am - 5pm | Central/west UP TBD | TBD | Hardwood Log scaling and Grading | Limited to 15 - Registration coming soon |
10/5/2023 | 8am - 5pm | MSU Forestry Innovation Center 6005 J Rd | Escanaba, mi | Core | https://events.anr.msu.edu/sficoroct/ |
12/7/2023 | 9am-1pm | 4111 W. Four Mile Rd. | Grayling, mi | Weyerhaeuser | https://events.anr.msu.edu/weyerdec7/ |
Online SFE courses offered through Michigan State University Extension
Follow the links below:
- Course Registration Instructions
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) has been working to make a
positive difference in Michigan's forests since 1995. The
SFI program in Michigan works to support responsible forest practices,
wood procurement and harvesting throughout Michigan.
Collectively, SFI Inc. and SFI Program Participants:
- Train thousands of loggers and foresters
- Provide forestry information and support to family forest owners
- Apply SFI principles on more than five million of acres of SFI Program Participant lands in Michigan
- Use responsible wood procurement practices that conform to the SFI standards
- Provide assurance to customers and consumers that the forest and paper products they purchase, are from sustainably managed forests
Logger + Trainee Database
The SFI training program was developed to satisfy the wood-procurement and harvesting requirements of the many SFI-certified wood purchasing companies in Michigan. SFE training consists of two components core training (CT) and continuing education training (CE). This database can be checked by foresters and procurement staff who work for SFI-certified companies.
Facts About Forestry
How many species of wildlife live in Michigan?
The answer depends upon a lot of things, such as what you consider as wildlife and how you define "live". However, there are about 575 species of vertebrates that have been recorded in Michigan (many are migrants). Nobody knows how many species of animals there are if you count all the other forms of wildlife.