The Professional Logging Contractors of Maine (PLC) recently honored the Northeast Center with its Supporting Member Award for demonstrating an “unprecedented commitment to logging contractors in Maine.”
“Supporting loggers through health research and practice has been a critical mission for us,” said Deputy Director Erika Scott, who attended the annual award ceremony. “We have begun to make significant strides in recent years and owe much of that success to the community partnerships we have developed.”
Other PLC awards and recipients included:
Impact Awards— U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, U.S. Congressman Jared Golden and Maine State Sen. Russell Black of Wilton; Logger of the Year Award—Thomas Logging and Forestry of Guilford; Community Service Award—Brian Souers, President of Treeline Inc.; and President’s Award—Jim Nicols of Nicols Brothers Inc.
Learn more about our Maine Logger’s Health and Safety Study and companion Maine logger “photovoice” food documentary project.