About The Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association
The Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association (GLTPA) has provided proven leadership in the Lake States Forest products industry for over 79 years. GLTPA is a non-profit organization proud to represent members in Michigan and Wisconsin and is committed to leading Forest Products Industry in sustainable forest management.
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Industry News
5 January 2026
From the President's Desk
I hope everyone had a great Christmas. I can never seem to time these articles very well. I probably should have wished everyone a Merry Christmas in last month’s issue. From lower Michigan through Wisconsin, mills seem to be filling up quickly everywhere. It looks like we skipped mud season entirely this year, going straight from a dry fall into frozen conditions.
5 January 2026
GLTPA's Director's Notes
Greetings, The following excerpt comes from the December 14th lesson in “Our Daily Bread.” “When I led a ministry for moms of preschoolers, we hunted for an image to describe the unending demands that mothers experience. Changing diapers, wiping noses, picking up toys. It turns out the image was right in front of us: a disposable juice box that had collapsed on itself. Moms can feel like empty juice boxes.”
5 January 2026
Tariffs and the Wood Industry
Tariffs have become a central feature of U.S. trade policy under President Trump in 2025, going well beyond the strategies of the first Trump Administration. While tariffs are often discussed as a single policy lever, they are actually imposed under several distinct legal authorities, each with different purposes, processes, and potential consequences for businesses.
5 January 2026
MN Representatives Tour Timber Industry
MN State Representative Natalie Zeleznikar, 3B from Hermantown, was in-studio; MN State Representative Ned Carroll, 42A from Plymouth, MN, via phone; and Pete Aube, Chair of the Minnesota Forest Resources Council from Bemidji, MN, via phone, on the November show of Let the Sawdust Fly.
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