Participants and Supporters
Michigan Participating Organizations
For more information on these organizations click on the company name
Forest Products Companies
- TRG Threshold Michigan - Norway and South Range, MI
- Ahlstrom Munksjo - Iron Mountain, MI
- Hancock Forest Management - Marquette, MI
- Louisiana Pacific - Newberry and Sagola, MI
- Lyme Great Lakes Timber, Escanaba, MI
- Molpus Woodlands Group - 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 - Newberry, 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 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 much economic activity do forest products produce?
Each year, the Michigan forest products industry harvests avout 12 million tons of wood. Each ton of wood generates about $100 worth of economic activity. That's a grand total of $1.2 billion worth of economic activity!