Participants and Supporters
Michigan Participating Organizations
For more information on these organizations click on the company name
Forest Products Companies
- American Forest Management - Norway and South Range, MI
- Expera Specialty Solutions - Iron Mountain, MI
- Hancock Forest Management - Marquette, MI
- Louisiana Pacific - Newberry and Sagola, MI
- Molpus Timberlands Management LLC - Houghton, MI
- Packaging Corporation of America - Filer City, MI
- SAPPI Fine Paper - Cloquet, MN
- Timber Products of Michigan - Munising, MI
- Verso Corporation - Norway, MI
- Weyerhaeuser - Grayling, MI
Governmental Organizations
Forestry Associations
- Great Lakes Regional Michigan Master Logger Certification Program - Crystal Falls, MI
- Grossman Forestry Company - Newberry, MI
- Michigan Forest Association - Lansing, MI
- Michigan Tree Farm Committee - Lansing, MI
- Michigan Association of Timbermen - Newberry, MI
- Michigan Master Logger - Crystal Falls, MI
Universities
- Bay de Noc College - Escanaba, MI
- Michigan State University - East Lansing, MI
- Michigan Tech University - Houghton, MI
Loggers
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 core and continuing education (CE) training. This database can be checked by foresters who work for SFI-certified companies.
Facts About Forestry
How much wood does it take to build a house?
Obviously, the answer depends on the house. However, a 2,000 square foot house will use about 13,000 board feet of framing lumber and about 6200 square feet of sheathing (usually oriented strand board - OSB).