Organization: MINNESOTA LOGGER EDUCATION PROGRAM
Mission: MINNESOTA LOGGER EDUCATION PROGRAM (MLEP) DEVELOPS AND COORDINATES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES FOR LOGGERS. THESE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITES FOCUS ON SAFETY, SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORTATION, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, AND PROVIDE LOGGERS WITH THE TOOLS TO ENSURE SAFE, PRODUCTIVE, EFFICIENT, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE TIMBER HARVESTS.
Activities: MLEP IDENTIFIES, DESIGNS, AND DELIVERS CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMMING IN THE AREAS OF SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY. IN 2019 MLEP COORDINATED OR DELIVERED 67 WORKSHOPS SERVING 1,772 PARTICIPANTS. MLEP ALSO DISTRIBUTES A MONTHLY EMAIL AND A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER WHICH PROVIDES TIMELY NEWS, RESOURCES, AND A LIST OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. FINALLY MLEP'S WEBSITE, WWW.MLEP.ORG, INCLUDES A VARIETY OF TRAINING AND INFORMATION RESOURCES.
MLEP MANAGES AND ADMINISTERS THE MINNESOTA MASTER LOGGER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. MLEP ALSO DOES THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE MINNESOTA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION.
MLEP PROVIDES TRAINING THROUGH CONTRACT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY FOR THE LOGSAFE PROGRAM TRAINING.
NTEE category: Environment
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building