Welcome to Minnesota Logger Education Program (MLEP)
Here you will find information on training, news & resources, and a directory of logging professionals. MLEP is a private non-profit educational corporation established to assist logging business owners meet the ever-challenging demands of their profession.
MLEP Spring Conferences
April 15, 2025
Virginia
April 29, 2025
Bemidji
As usual, LogSafe will be offered the day following each conference.
Industry News
FRA
Federal Forest Management
This morning, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins issued an “Emergency Situation Determination” (ESD) under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to expedite forest management on federal lands.
MFRC
MFRC Releases Biennial Report
The report offers a look at the Minnesota Forest Resource Council’s work in 2023 and 2024 to encourage the sustainable management, use, and protection of Minnesota’s forests. You also can learn about the MFRC’s efforts to strengthen our forests’ ability to help achieve Minnesota’s climate action goals. Explore the report and see how the MFRC takes a collaborative, science-based approach to addressing complex issues impacting forest resources.
JAF
The Logging Sector in Minnesota and Wisconsin: Status Issues, and Challenges in 2021
To update our knowledge about the logging sector in Minnesota and Wisconsin, coordinated mail surveys were conducted during the spring of 2022. The surveys ollected data on harvest systems, production volumes, profitability, production capacity, business demographics, capital investment, trucking, stumpage sources, timber products harvested, emerging issues, and more. The average age of logging business owners and their equipment is trending older.
MFRC
Minnesota GHG Emissions Inventory Highlights Forests' Role as Carbon Sink
This report is the first to show emissions from Minnesota’s land use, land-use change, and forestry sector (LULUCF) separately from agriculture to better align with the Environmental Protection Agency’s GHG calculations and provide greater insights. The report states that the LULUCF sector sequestered more GHGs than it emitted,...
