Membership

Membership in MLEP belongs to the legal entity. This might be a sole-proprietorship, partnership, corporation, LLC, LLP, COOP, etc. All memberships are calendar year based and not pro-rated. Please find the category below that best fits your operation.  Scroll down to select the category that is the best fit.

Logger Membership

A logging business is an entity that:

  1. Purchases stumpage and/or is an independent contract logger,
  2. controls timber harvesting, and
  3. owns timber harvesting equipment.

An operation that meets the three above requirements but also considers their operation a wood dealer or a trucking operation should enroll as a logger.

Click here to complete a logging membership application.

Wood Dealer Membership

A wood dealer is an entity that does not meet one or more of the requirements listed above to be defined as a logging operation, yet still purchases and or sells stumpage and/or timber.

Click here to complete a Wood Dealer membership application.

Trucking Membership

A trucking business is an entity that:

  1. Hauls wood as an independent contract hauler,
  2. controls timber hauling, and
  3. owns trucking equipment.

An operation that meets the three above requirements but also considers their operation a wood dealer or logger should apply in the category that best fits its business.

Click here to complete a trucking membership application.

Consumer Membership

A consumer is an entity that:

  1. Is a primary, or
  2. Secondary consumer of forest products

Click here to complete a consumer (mill) membership application.

Landowner Membership

The Landowner membership category is best suited for an entity that is not a logger, wood dealer, or consuming mill.

Click here to complete a landowner membership application.

Associated Forestry Professional Membership

An associated Forestry Professorial could include:

  1. Consulting Foresters
  2. Other Industry Forestry Professional not otherwise connected with a member firm

Click here to complete a Associated Forestry Professional membership application.

Affiliated Entity Membership

An affiliated entity may include:

  1. Governmental units that are not landowners
  2. Vendors and suppliers to MLEP or MLEP members
  3. Sponsors or funders
  4. Education, Research, Conservation, etc.

Click here to complete a Affiliated Entity membership application.

Membership Rates

Loggers

Large Loggers

$500

Annual production of 1,000+ Cords

Enroll

Small Loggers

$250

Annual production of <1000 cords

Enroll

Wood Dealers

Large Wood Dealers

$500

Annual sales of 1000+ Cords

Enroll

Small Wood Dealers

$250

Annual sales of <1000 Cords

Enroll

Truckers

Large Truckers

$500

2 or more trucks

Enroll

Small Truckers

$250

Owner Operator

Enroll

Landowners

Benefactor

$5,000

 

Enroll

Corporate

$3,500

 

Enroll

Sustaining

$1,250

 

Enroll

Company

$500

 

Enroll

Affiliate

$300

 

Enroll

Non-Industrial Private Landowner

$50

 

Enroll

Consumers

Benefactor

$5,000

 

Enroll

Corporate

$3,500

 

Enroll

Sustaining

$1,250

 

Enroll

Company

$500

 

Enroll

Affiliate

$300

 

Enroll

Affiliated Entities

Benefactor

$5,000

 

Enroll

Corporate

$3,500

 

Enroll

Sustaining

$1,250

 

Enroll

Company

$500

 

Enroll

Affiliate

$300

 

Enroll

Patron

$50

 

Enroll

Associated Forestry Professional

Associated Forestry Professional

$175

 

Enroll

Friend of Logger Education

Aspen

$1,000

 

Enroll

Walnut

$750

 

Enroll

Pine

$500

 

Enroll

Birch

$100

 

Enroll

Tamarack

$50

 

Enroll

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