If you've never handled a chainsaw before and would like to learn how to do so safely and confidently in a positive, supportive setting, this is the course for you!
WHEN: Tuesday, April 14, 2020, 8am-4:30pm
WHERE: The Lands of the Watershed Center (4783 Plank Rd., Bristol, VT)
HOW MUCH: $200
WHO: Vermont Family Forests is hosting the course for the excellent instructors at Northeast Woodland Training (check out their website for information about them)
This course is designed to introduce the safe handling of the chainsaw, and to boost the confidence level of anyone who has very little or no experience with a chainsaw. Being confident with using a chainsaw in the woods or on the firewood pile can be achieved with this internationally recognized program. While this training has shown to increase the efficiency, production and safety of working with a chainsaw, it does not eliminate all hazards.
This hands-on full-day course will include:
*Basic saw maintenance
*Starting the saw
*Daily engine and bar maintenance
*Chain sharpening – learn when to sharpen or change the chain
*Basic bucking and limbing techniques (The instructor will fell the trees. All participants will get hands-on time bucking and limbing.)
*Practice cutting tree "cookies"
*Challenge cutting through log but leaving bark, emphasizing control.
NOTE: This course is not part of the Game of Logging Chainsaw Training sequence, but is a perfect precursor to Game of Logging training. It is taught by the same excellent instructors (from Northeast Woodland Training) who teach the Game of Logging chainsaw training courses we offer.
For more information or to register, visit the Vermont Family Forests website (www.familyforests.org), and click the "Take Part" tab for event listings.
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