A student from the 2019 class of the Mechanized Logging Operations Program gets hands-on practice using a harvester machine. COURTESY / PROFESSIONAL LOGGING CONTRACTORS OF MAINE While the COVID-19 ...

FAIRFIELD, Maine (WABI) - Nine students graduated the Mechanized Logging Operations and Forest Trucking (MLOFT) Program. While it’s administered by Northern Maine Community College, the tuition free ...

A 12-week certification program is helping train future loggers, giving them the skills they need to go right into jobs. FILE PHOTO / COURTESY, PROFESSIONAL LOGGING CONTRACTORS OF MAINE Another 10 ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Logging students at Northern Maine Community College are getting some much-needed hands on experience. Students enrolled in the Mechanized Logging Operations Program started ...

Not everyone on the tour was convinced that mechanized logging is the way to go. "I'm pretty well satisfied with the logger I have, who does things old-fashioned," said Wayne Phillips, who has 400 ...

The first Mechanized Logging Program took place in Millinocket during the summer of 2017. The success of the program has been dependent on the support and collaboration of many, including businesses ...

MONTPELIER — A new scholarship opportunity for Vermont residents and/or companies interested in training in the logging and forest trucking industry is now available thanks to funding from Vermont’s ...

Two proposed logging projects in the South Hills won't move forward unless the Federal Emergency Management Agency agrees to do an additional environmental assessment that contemplates mechanized ...