Menominee Tribal Enterprises touts sustainable forestry and jobs in Neopit
Menominee Tribal Enterprises is hiring across forestry, sales and leadership in Neopit as it ties 230,713 acres of forest to about 20% of county jobs.
Menominee Tribal Enterprises is hiring for work that stretches from the woods to the office, listing openings such as Forestry Project Intern, Sales Representative, Forester THA, Log Value Manager and President in Neopit. The company also calls itself “The Forest Keepers,” a label that fits the way it presents Menominee forestry as both a jobs base and a long-term responsibility.
That mix matters in Menominee County because a U.S. Department of Energy Indian Energy page describes MTE as a major employer that represents approximately 20% of the jobs in the county. A University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension report on the enterprise’s forestry and mill operations found that it contributes to income generation and local consumption effects in Menominee County and the surrounding region, putting the mill, hauling, sales and forestry work into the same local economic chain.
The scale is substantial. A Green Bay Press-Gazette report in February 2022 said MTE harvests about 15 million board feet of lumber a year from 230,713 acres. Other outside descriptions place the Menominee forest at roughly 230,000 to 235,000 acres, and a 2023 New York Times article said the tribe has sustainably logged the forest for 160 years. MTE says it is FSC-certified and has separate pages on sustainable forest certification and sustainability, signaling that the company is marketing its work around recognized forestry standards as well as production.
The deeper history is older than the current branding. The Menominee tribal history timeline says tribal members were allowed to elect an advisory board in 1928, part of a longer struggle over governance and land management on the Menominee Reservation. A USDA Forest Service paper says Menominee management practices have produced an extraordinary, healthy and productive forest whose boundaries can be seen from space. A 2024 Bureau of Indian Affairs timber-management environmental assessment for Menominee Indian Tribe forest lands says proposed harvests are meant to produce the maximum quality and quantity of forest products under sustained-yield management principles while maintaining the forest resource.
That daily dependence showed up again in March 2026, when WBAY reported that a fire destroyed a building at the Menominee Tribal Enterprises mill in Neopit and production was canceled for the day while damage was assessed. MTE’s 2026 holiday calendar also lists Labor Day on Sept. 7 and Indigenous People’s Day on Oct. 12 as closures, a reminder that the operation follows both standard business rhythms and tribal observances while staying tied to the people who work there and the land it manages.
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