2024 North Border Timber Sale Design 10-28-2024

Who:

• MLEP Members needing hours for Qualified Logging Professional Status

What:

• Field based Training meeting the 6-hours of MLEP requirements with discussion and hands on review of:
  • Sustainable Forestry Principles
  • Best Management Practices (BMPS) including streamside management and road construction, maintenance and retirement;
  • reforestation, invasive species management, forest resource conservation, aesthetics and special sites;
  • awareness of rare forested natural communities;
  • transpiration issues;
  • business management
  • public policy and outreach;
  • awareness of emerging technologies; and
  • logging safety;

When: 

• 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday, October 28
• We'll have a lunch, from Nelson's Store, to eat on the way

Where:

• Meet at Birchdale Town Hall; We will carpool or caravan to the site (around 12 miles away)
• Come prepared for the weather
• Although the harvest is adjacent to the road, we expect to spend some time on-foot

Why:

• Logger member feedback has asked for more "hands on" or "field based" continuing education.
• This sale, organized by Brady Hasbargen of Whitefish Creek Enterprises, is bringing together loggers, consumers, foresters, and truckers for a collaborative effort to raise funds for Log A Load for Kids (Minnesota Timber for Humanity). Participants in the sale are donating a portion or all of their time, fuel and equipment.
• A number of loggers still need to complete their annual continuing education requirements.