Maine Woodland Owners has announced that it will once again offer its popular chainsaw training workshops this spring and summer at locations throughout the state. This hands-on beginner-level training provides instruction on saw handling and maintenance, protective equipment, firewood cutting and tree felling.
Participants must have safety gear (some gear will be available to borrow), a lunch and a folding chair. Instructed by Jack Houz, a certified logging professional trainer with significant experience with chainsaws and training others to safely handle a chainsaw, all workshops are open to the public and registration for each workshop is $65 per person.The workshop is not a full Certified Logging Professional training.
The first workshop will be held at Whitney Memorial Forest in Gray on Friday, May 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Other workshop dates and locations include Clifford Woods in Farmington on Saturday, June 20; Meadowbrook Forest in Surry on Friday, July 17 (co-sponsored with Blue Hill Heritage Trust); and West Minot Farm in Minot on Saturday, Aug. 1 which is co-sponsored with Androscoggin County Soil and Water Conservation District and Androscoggin Land Trust. Space is limited and classes fill up quickly.
Established in 1975, Maine Woodland Owners is a non-profit organization that promotes stewardship of Maine’s small woodland resources by supporting good forest management and advocating for Maine’s small woodland owners. For more information and to register for a workshop, visitwww.mainewoodlandowners.org/chainsaw-training or contact Jenn Hicks, director of communications and outreach, at jenn@mainewoodlandowners.org or 207-626-0005.