About Us
The Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands (TCNF) is a 501(c)3 organization formed by the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine in 2003 to administer the Northeast Master Logger Certification program with the broader goal of "enhancing the health of the working forest through exceptional accountability" throughout the Northern Forest region.
In addition to overseeing the Master Logger Program, TCNF serves as an administrator for a group Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody certification (SW-COC-001677) and an FSC-certified group of family forest landowners (SW-FM/COC-001881). Under this group arrangement, natural resource professionals can inexpensively gain access to FSC certification for their landowner clients. In support of these certification programs, TCNF is working to develop market-based incentives to practice sustainable and ecologically responsible forest management.
The Trust also provides services for companies seeking individual chain of custody or controlled wood certification. We prepare chain of custody systems and documentation, develop controlled wood risk assessments, provide staff training, and prepare the company for audits and assessments.
