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.
Major Sponsor of the Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment EXPO
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Industry News
5 March 2025
From the President's Desk
The Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum on January 27, 2025, temporarily pausing agency grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs for the U.S. Government. This pause has significantly impacted various federal programs, including those related to forestry in Michigan.
5 March 2025
GLTPA's Director's Notes
Greetings, Several years have passed since GLTPA first began providing information about whoever controls the true wealth, the natural resources, is what empowers and controls a nation and its people. From an American perspective the framers put in place safeguards which gave control of the wealth to private property owners. It was their intention that people should control the government and not the other way around.
5 March 2025
Spring Celebration
The 15th Annual Spring Celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 7:30am until 4:00pm CDT. Sponsored by the Hamilton Roddis Foundation this year's participants will be treated to a panel of outstanding speakers.
5 March 2025
Feature Article
Our forests are one of our most precious assets. Today, there are more than 16 million acres of forest land in Wisconsin, and 19 million acres in Michigan. 46 and 53 percent of these State’s land areas are covered in some kind of forest. Since the mid-1960s, the extent of forest land has been expanding, and both the average age and volume of trees have been increasing.
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