20th Annual Celebration

Forest Heritage Days 2010 !

August 13 - 14 in Greenville, Maine

Forest Heritage Days will celebrate its 20th anniversary this summer.

Watch this site for event information!

2009 Event Info -

Be sure to visit the CLP/GOL section of our site to see our 2009 winners!

Click here for a complete list of our 2009 supporters and volunteers

Each year during FHD, we participate in the "Log-A-Load for Kids" raffle. The 2009 raffle raised $1000.00 for the Children's Miracle Network and had three prizes - a chainsaw, a chainsaw carved bear and a carved eagle.

What is Forest Heritage Days?

Since 1991, when the Maine Forest Service observed its 100th anniversary protecting Maine forests, a group of Moosehead Lake region individuals has organized Forest Heritage Days, dedicated from the start to providing the public a singular opportunity to learn about the working forests of Maine - the history, the present practices, and what’s in store for the future.

In 1992, the Greenville Board of Selectmen officially honored Forest Heritage Days for its promotion of the close ties between the Moosehead region and the working Maine forest with a proclamation. Each year, Forest Heritage Days spotlights a different theme. With each year's theme, we will continue to maintain our focus on educating the public on the issues of stewardship and sustainability.

Fifteen years ago we added the Game of Logging, an exciting and highly skilled competition between Certified Logging Professional Level 4 loggers. Forest Heritage Days will continue to combine education and entertainment in a unique fashion, featuring displays, tours, as well as discussion forums, music, humor, crafts, and of course, food.

Event and Tour Archives ...

Colby Woodsmen Team ...

This team of students practices old-time logging skills as part of a coed athletic club from Colby College. The team competes in about five intercollegiate meets each year. Some of the classic lumberjack events have been log rolling, box, crosscut and single sawing, chopping (horizontal and vertical), water boiling, and ax throwing. Spectators are frequently invited to try their hand at these skills!

To learn more about the Colby Team, visit their site.

Certified Logging Professional and the Game of Logging ...

Since 1991, the Certified Logging Professional (CLP) program has promoted and recognized professionalism among loggers. As of 2006, approximately 5,300 Maine loggers have attended the CLP program. Curriculum includes safety, production felling techniques, safe and efficient wood harvesting, forest management and silviculture, business of logging and first aid for loggers.

In 1994 the “Game of Logging” was incorporated into the CLP program. Since that time this training system has become the standard for logger training nationwide. At this training, loggers develop skills to insure that trees fall in the right place, at the right time.

The “Game of Logging” competition is the culmination of the four day training program where the best of the best compete for a share of a total prize package of $6,000. Events include saw chain filing, speed cut, bore cut, precision stump, spring pole, precision bucking and precision felling.

The winners for 2009 were:

1st - Ron Gosselin (Quebec)

2nd - Chumy Greatorex (Maine)

3rd - Rene Valcourt (Maine)

Congratulations gentlemen!

Log-A-Load for Kids ...

Established in 1988, Log-A-Load for Kids is a nationwide giving program which brings the dedication and generosity of the nation's loggers and other forest products people to raising funds for local children's hospitals associated with the Children's Miracle Network (CMN).

One Hundred percent of all contributions go directly to local hospitals. There are active sponsoring organizations in 33 states. In 2005, the Forest Products Community contributed $3.8 million to CMN. Since 1988 they have contributed $26 million to CMN.

At each Forest Heritage Days celebration, we raffle off a chainsaw and a chainsaw carved bear to raise our money. At FHD 2009 we also added a chain saw carved eagle and raised $1000 dollars!

Sponsors for 2009 ...

Bird's Eye Level ...

Plum Creek		University Forests
MEMIC		Maine Forest Service
Tel-Power

Veneer Level ...

Gerald Pelletier, Inc.

Moosehead Matters

Saw Log Level ...

Lumbra Hardwoods, Inc.		Pleasant River Lumber
French Logging, Inc.		Seven Islands Land Company
Moosehead Messenger		Coalition to Preserve & Grow Northern Maine

Pulp Level ...

Maine Woods Coalition		Appalachian Mtn. Club (AMC)
Thomas Brothers		Wagner Forest Management Ltd.
Forest Society of Maine

Chip Level ...

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