Join Northwest Certified Forestry for a unique, hands-on training program for small woodland owners who are interested in learning how to safely cut down trees in the woods.

Harvest planning, tree selection, and safe and accurate tree felling are the most important aspects of conducting a small-scale harvest. These skills are also valuable for clearing trails, harvesting firewood, and taking down potential hazard trees. This Safety and Woods Worker (SAWW) training course is based on the concept of “open face felling” and will introduce some of the world’s leading methods for safe, efficient, and precise tree felling.

This 2-day class is instructed by Ken Lallemont of Timber Resources. Ken is a certified Safety Trainer who has taught precision tree felling techniques for more than 20 years. His training program emphasizes efficiency and technique that will markedly improve productivity, help to reduce chainsaw-related accidents, and increase overall safety awareness to many groups including: private landowners, urban foresters, tree service workers, utility companies, loggers, and public agencies. This SAWW training program is appropriate for a wide range of saw users and skill levels, from novice to expert.

Topics include:

• Personal Protective Equipment

• Chain Saw Safety Features

• Reactive Forces and the Bore Cut

• The Face Notch & The Hinge

• The Cutter Tooth

• Planning the fall

• Introduction to Carburetor Adjusting

• Hands-on Chain Saw Filing

• Introduction to Wedges

• Side Lean & Target Accuracy

• Practice Felling

Additional Details:

WHEN: Thursday, September 22 and Friday, September 23, 2016

WHERE: Plas Newydd Farm, Ridgefield, WA

COST: $250 – non-NCF members; $200 for NCF members

For information about this program, go to: www.nnrg.org/beginning-forestry

Important Information:

Training will be from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm each day. Participants will need to provide their own equipment including: chainsaw, gas and oil, personal protection (chaps, gloves, ear & eye protection, sturdy shoes hardhat), along with weather appropriate clothing, lunch and water. Pre-course instructions and directions to the course site in Ridgefield, WA will be sent to registrants.

This workshop is funded by the USDA’s Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, special thanks to:

• United States Department of Agriculture

• National Institute of Food and Agriculture

We’d like to thank our partners:

• Sustainable Northwest

• Build Local Alliance

• West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District

• University of Washington - School of Environmental & Forest Sciences