Guide to Information and Services for Montana Forest Landowners
Forest Industry
Find Montana Local Wood Products Manufacturers and Vendors
List of the larger lumber companies in Montana
FH Stoltze Land & Lumber Company
Columbia Falls, MT • (406) 892-7000
Email: info@stoltzelumber.com
Clancy, MT • (406) 933-5794 Email: info@markslumber.com
Deer Lodge MT • (406) 846-1600
Thompson Falls, MT • (406) 827-4311 Email: info@thompsonriver.net
Headquarters Seattle, WA • 1-800-525-5440
Kalispell Lumber Mill
Kalispell, MT • 406-751-1995
Intermountain Roundwood Association
The Intermountain Roundwood Association (IRA) is a non-profit corporation representing the economic, educational and social interests of roundwood producers in the Intermountain Region. Anyone engaged in the production or marketing of posts-and-poles and associated products in the Intermountain Region is eligible for membership in IRA.
Forest landowners interested in selling timber for post-and-pole products can contact the IRA. They will refer you to a member in your area. The association:
- Works toward a consistently stable supply of raw materials.
- Portrays a united industry to government agencies.
- Works with government agencies on hazardous waste disposal alternatives.
- Works to find state and federal loan opportunities for small businesses.
- Locates new out-of-state markets for roundwood products.
- Provides information on workmen's compensation insurance to members.
- Distributes a newsletter with timely and pertinent information of interest to roundwood producers.
Intermountain Roundwood Association
Seeley Lake, MT
(406) 677-2300
Montana Logging Association
The MLA has a diverse membership that includes professional loggers, log-truck owners-operations, forestry consultants, and other professionals. The MLA promotes responsible harvesting practices, regulatory compliance, civic and legislative involvement, and a commitment to professionalism. The MLA directs the Accredited Logging Professional (ALP) program which is designed to increase the knowledge and skills of professional loggers. Loggers with accredited status have completed an approved educational curriculum which addresses forest stewardship and sustainability, ethical and regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency. Many of these skills are vital to landowners who have decided to harvest timber or pursue stewardship-related projects on their property.
Montana Logging Association
Kalispell, MT • (406) 752-3168
Email: mla@logging.org
Educational Programs for Loggers
Throughout folklore and history, the woodcutter has long been portrayed as the "steward of the forest." Today, the logger still plays a key role in forest stewardship. The Accredited Logging Professional program was created to help revitalize this stewardship ethic and also foster the professional growth and empowerment of loggers through education.
Accredited Logging Professionals are individuals engaged in Montana's logging industry who have demonstrated, through the completion of an educational curriculum, commitment towards professional standards that distinguish them from their peers. The Accredited Logging Professional program is a voluntary educational program. It is not a logger certification program.
Loggers who enter this program strive to understand the importance of their actions before, during and after timber harvesting activities. They complete a comprehensive regimen of education, practice, and application that will help them improve their services to the public. They have also committed themselves to an aggressive continuing education schedule to further improve their knowledge of forests and logging. These loggers have agreed to abide by a Code of Ethics which was established by Montana's Accredited Logging Professional Charter.
Kalispell, MT • (406) 752–3168
Montana Accredited Logging Professionals Directory
Updated 10/15/2025