The Wisconsin Professional Loggers Association (WPLA) developed a Master Logger Certification (MLC) template for Wisconsin that was approved by the American Loggers Council in the fall of 2001. WPLA then sought funding to implement this program and put in place the structure to operate the program. Since that time, WPLA has become part of the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association (GLTPA), which is the oversight entity for the Wisconsin Master Logger Certification (WIMLC) program.