Notice to loggers

General announcements

• Reminders for Sealed Bid Auctions

• Mills With Consumer Scale Agreements With DNR

• Timber Sales Program Staff

Timber Operator and Purchaser System (TOPS)

• Complete Annual Registration in TOPS

• Annual Timber Sales Purchaser Registration

• Certification of Compliance with the Minnesota Workers' Compensation Law

Forms and tools

• Regular Extension Form

• Bid-up calculator

Legislative

• Listing of recent legislative changes to Minnesota timber statutes

Sales and scaling policy

• Spill Kit Notification

• Seasoned Weights for Wood Stored May 1 thru October 31

• Weight to Cord Conversions for use with all Forest Products

• Biomass Average Loads

• Liquidated Damages Schedule

• Utilization Standards

• Minnesota DNR Forestland Rutting Guidelines

• Chain of Custody Load Tickets

• Securing Large DNR Sales Using Cutting Block

Forest health and invasive species

• Heterobasidion root disease (HRD)—Help Protect our Pine Resource

• Emerald ash borer information

• Spongy Moth FAQ

USFS Road Access

• Application for use of USFS roads

• Commercial use of USFS roads

Where to send applications:

Chippewa National Forest road use application contact:

Zac McLellan, Engineering Technician
office: 218-335-8664
cell: 218-214-3911

Superior National Forest Road Use application contacts:

West Zone
James Anderson (Ely Engineering)
Office number: 218-365-2044

East Zone
Gunflint Ranger District

Office number: (218) 387-1750
Email: [email protected]
2020 W. Highway 61 Grand Marais, MN 55604 

Tofte Ranger District

Office number: (218) 663-8060
Email: [email protected]
7355 West Hwy 61 Tofte, MN 55615