“This is our eighth Log-A-Load, and I’ve been at seven of the eight,” said Max Ericson, GLTPA President “Before we even started doing this, I would go to the schools and talk about the history of logging and have for a long time. You’ve got to get instilled into the kids that logging is not a bad thing, it’s a good thing.” (2008) “We were pretty excited about getting the kids and the public out to learn how good timber harvesting is done,” Steve Marshall of Marshall Forest Products, Gleason, Wisconsin. (2008) “The school forest was in need of a harvest. When the Log-A-Load program came about and proposed by Steve Marshall, Regional GLTPA Chairman, we felt that the educational value on top of getting the timber harvested was paramount. It was an excellent opportunity to have the kids view the harvesting operation. It seemed to be a win-win situation for everybody involved.” Dave Beer, WDNR forester/ranger. (2008) “I think it’s a really great day. It ties into our science class when we’re talking about cells and water quality. We’ll have a logging unit in Wisconsin history. It makes many connections with our classroom.” Teacher, Jeff Patyk, brought his 4th grade class, from Auburndale Elementary School. (2008) . “Trees are very important to Mother Nature,” she said when asked what she got out of the day. “I learned that it’s okay to cut trees as long as you do it properly.” Asela Marselino, a 4th grader from Auburndale Elementary School along with her classmates, certainly got the message (2008) “About a third of the kids have somebody in the industry. Wood production is an ongoing thing with a lot of these kids. So they get a look at a lot of aspects of the forest industry, learn about some of the forestry jobs and about land use pros and cons and that it’s okay to cut trees. Wood is a resource that should be managed well.” Steve Baneck, a 5th/6th grade teacher at Vesper Elementary School. (2008)