Eligibility Requirements

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  • Own a logging business* 
  • Be an independent contractor
  • Own or operate in-woods harvesting equipment

*A sole proprietorship, a partnership, or a corporation that purchases stumpage
and/or controls the on-site timber harvesting operation

Application Requirements

  • Complete and submit a WIMLC Application.
  • Mail complete WIMLC Application and $250 application fee to:
            Wisconsin Master Logger Certification Program
            PO Box 693
            Florence, WI 54121

Benefits of Being Wisconsin Master Logger Certified

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  • Only Wisconsin Master Logger Certified companies can conduct  harvests on Sustainable Forest Resource Management Network member forestlands being sold as FSC Certified.
  • Secura Insurance is offering a 20% discount to Master Loggers on insurance coverage excluding worker compensation insurance.
  • Washburn County Bond and payment incentive.
  • Marketing tool for private landowners by giving them assurance of harvesting done to an accepted standard.
  • Time, Inc. recognizing wood harvested from private land by Master Loggers as certified (New Page and Verso).
  • Some mills give preference to Master Loggers for contracts.
  • FSC Chain-of-Custody Certification Certified.

Requirements of a Certified Master Logger Company

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  • Follow and uphold the Wisconsin Master Logger Certification Performance Standards and the Seven Areas of Responsibility spelled out in the WIMLC Program Manual (updated version coming early 2012*).
  • Facilitate the WIMLC Annual Recertification*
  • Pay the WIMLC Annual Membership Fee ($50.00)
  • Facilitate the WIMLC Complaint process if necessary

   *Beginning in 2012, the WIMLC recertification policy changed from a random         audit process to an annual active sale recertification audit. Recertification will         take place on active sales only (unless a full audit is prompted due to issues          found during audit of active sale).