Training, Licensing, & Certification - WV Division of Forestry

Loggers and Timber Operators

The West Virginia Division of Forestry provides logging related trainings, as well as licensing and certification for operating your logging business.

Trainings

Loggers can now do their entire Best Management Practices training online through the WVU Extension portal. The WVDOF is offering this as another avenue for West Virginia’s timber operators to keep up with their certification classes and do them at their convenience. There are several modules available online. As a reminder this does not apply to new Certified Loggers. Also, all loggers certifying through online training MUST take the WV Law and BMP core module and then select any other of the available modules to make their additional 4 credits.

For more information please check out the information at loggertraining.com or you can contact Jeremy McGill Jeremy.R.McGill@wv.gov or Dr. Ben Spong Ben.spong@mail.wvu.edu

Please check our events page for the most up to date training schedule.

Loggers in West Virginia must be certified according to state law. Certified loggers are responsible for safely and responsibly harvesting lumber without causing damage to water supplies or forest vitality. Logger training and workshops for topics such as Chainsaw Trainings and BMP Trainings are available through the West Virginia Division of Forestry. For a list of training and workshop schedules, see below:

Schedule For Tree Felling Safety and Personal Safety Equipment Workshops
Schedule For Best Management Practices for Loggers Workshops

Want to apply to host a training for WV Certified Logger Credits?

Logger Certification Continuing Education Application

Licensing and Certification

West Virginia State Law requires the holder of a Timber Operator License to be in compliance with other licenses or regulations specified by the State of West Virginia. Additionally, loggers in West Virginia must be certified.

To obtain a West Virginia Business Registration Number, contact the Tax Department at (304) 558-3333 or visit WV Tax Department .

Complete licensing and certification forms:

All Logging Forms and Applications