Join us for a women's chainsaw safety training in Southern
Wisconsin!
The University of Wisconsin Extension Forestry is
partnering with Blue Heron Stewardship for a workshop geared towards
participants with little or no experience with a chainsaw. The principal focus
will be on safety; safe posture, safe practices, safe clothing, and safe habits
while in a female dominated class. This workshop will empower women to be
comfortable with running a saw and saw knowledge. You will walk away with the
skills to clear brush, maintain your property, harvest firewood, and more! It's
empowering, practical, and a ton of fun! Sessions
will include:
-Hands
on chainsaw practice
-Personal
Protective Equipment & Safety equipment
-Maintaining
a saw
-Demonstrations
of safe felling techniques (or even felling a tree yourself!)
-Hands-on
opportunity for supervised, safe practice
-Assessing
the safety of the cuts
-Answers
to your chainsaw questions! Registration will cover the two-day workshop from 8AM -
4:30PM at Lancaster Agriculture Research Station in Lancaster, WI. This class
focuses on teaching and learning so everyone walks away with confidence and
ability to make the cuts they want using a chainsaw. Classes are based in small
groups led by a professional sawyer to ensure we deliver the highest quality of
information. We hope to deliver classes that are focused around safety, hands
on education, building community, and the opportunity to ask questions. Please email Olivia Kovacs (olivia.kovacs@wisc.edu) with any questions. More information will be provided upon registering.
If you have your own chaps, helmet, and chainsaw,
please bring them to the workshop. A limited supply of these items will be
available to use for those who do not have their own equipment. Space is
limited to 12 per workshop so register early! For questions, please email
Olivia Kovacs (olivia.kovacs@wisc.edu) with Chainsaw Workshop in the subject. Registration is $200 per person for all
sessions. |
