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Vermont Family Forests Events

VFF workshops are usually held rain or shine, but sometimes weather conditions will cause us to cancel a workshop. We ask that you call the VFF offices (453-7728) the morning of the workshop in case of rain, snow, or high winds. We will leave a message on the answering machine if the workshop is cancelled. For programs offered by other groups, please call the listed contact.


Events updated on: May 1, 2008

GAME OF LOGGING LEVELS I-III, Fall 2008 Courses


Dates - Fall sessions: Download a registration form and information sheet here

  • Level I, October 2 (two sessions) (rain date: October 9)
  • Level II, October 9 (rain date: October 16)
  • Level III, October 16 (rain date: October 23)

Time: 8:00am-4:00pm
Cost: $150 per workshop, full payment in advance required
Limit: 10 participants
Instructor: Northeast Woodland Training
Location: The Waterworks Property, Plank Road, Bristol, Vermont
Directions: From the traffic light in Bristol, follow North Street approximately 0.5 miles until you reach Plank Road (on your left). Turn onto Plank Road. In approximately 3.5 miles you will see a parking lot on your right. That is the access to the Waterworks Property.
Course Description: The Game of Logging training program combines Scandinavian logging techniques with the latest systems for working safely around trees. The Game of Logging program is broken into four levels, and participants must complete levels in succession.

We cannot overstate the value of these training courses. We've had participants who have used chainsaws for 30 years prior to taking GOL Level I say that the course changed the way they work in the woods.

In GOL Level I, participants learn the fundamentals of saw handling and control and how to maximize equipment performance. They cover more advanced areas such as site evaluation and new techniques for precise felling, limbing and bucking. Regardless of your experience, you'll take home valuable new skills from this workshop. You do not need experience with chainsaws to take this course, but please note that you will be felling a tree in this workshop, so need to feel comfortable starting, holding, and operating a saw under the close supervision of a highly skilled instructor.

In GOL Level II, participants learn basic saw maintenance and chain sharpening techniques and continue learning and practicing tree felling and limbing techniques.

In GOL Level III, participants learn techniques for felling difficult trees, including trees with side and back lean, and cover limbing and bucking techniques and systems for planning work.

2008 CONSERVATION CONGRESS

Date: October 25, 2008

Time: TBA

Location: Mount Abraham Union High School

Our Community in Transition: Visioning, Networking, and Empowering Community in the Face of Rapidly Changing Climate, Peaking Oil, & Growing Economic Instability

Check back for a detailed agenda soon.

 

Other Community Events

GREEN FORESTRY EDUCATION INITIATIVE

Noveember 5th Tipi-building workshop

The GREEN FORESTRY Education Initiative of The University of Vermont’s  Rubenstein School of Environment & Natural Resources presents:


Woodturning and Conservation by Ralph Tursini with David Brynn
Date: June 23-26

Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm
To register, please contact UVM Continuing Eductation at www.uvm.edu or call 802.656.2085.
For more details, please see the event poster.

Location of all events: UVM Jericho Forest, 127 Tarbox Road, Jericho, Vermont. Participants are encouraged to meet at Aiken Center 30 minutes earlier to carpool to the forest.

Directions: From I-89 Exit at Richmond head west briefly on Route 2. Bear right on River Road (VT 117). Almost immediately turn right on Governor Peck Road. Go about 1.5 miles. Turn left on Tarbox Road. Go about 1.5 miles and turn left at Jericho Research Forest sign. Head several hundred yards to end of road

SALISBURY CONSERVATION COMMISSION SPRING EVENTS

Plants and Plant Communities of the Salisbury Town Forest

Date: May 18

Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm

Location: Meet across from the Salisbury Landfill on Upper Plains Road

Community ecologist Eric Sorenson of Vermont Fish and Wildlife literally wrote the book on the plant communities of Vermont. Join him as we explore the trees, shrubs, and spring wildflowers of this diverse forest. This will be an off-trail exploration. Warning: portions of the forest are very steep and short sections will require strenuous climbing.

For additional information call Jim Andrews at 352-4734 or E-mail jandrews@middlebury.edu. To get to the Salisbury Community School, continue south on Route 7 past the Route 53 junction to Lake Dunmore, take Holman Road west from Route 7, and then head west on Kelly Cross Road to the top of the hill. The school will be on your right, north of the road.

CORNELL UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION FORESTCONNECT PROGRAM


Cornell University Cooperative Extension's ForestConnect program is offering a series of free forestry seminars via live webcast.

Date: Third Wednesday of the month,

Time: 12:00 noon, with a same-day rebroadcast at 7pm.

Seminars are approximately one hour. There is no charge to participate, but registration is required.

Recent topics include:
Selecting Trees During Forest Improvement Cutting
Working With Foresters
Timber Sale Arrangement - Payments and Contracts
Small-Scale Firewood Production
Creating Vernal Pools for Wildlife (tentative)
Natural Regeneration in Your Hardwood Forest
Don't Degrade Your Woodlot

For more information and registration, please see the website at:
www.dnr.cornell.edu/ext/forestconnect/web.htm?form_id=151%20 . Past
seminars are saved and can be viewed at this site as well.


AUDUBON VERMONT & VERMONT COVERTS LANDOWNER WORKSHOPS


Audubon Vermont and Vermont Coverts are offering a series of workshops for landowners to explore management practices to benefit wildlife. The workshops may be attended as a series or as stand-alone events. All workshops are free of charge!

Invasives on your Property

  • 7/19/08 - Mad River Valley - site TBA
  • 8/2/08 - Upper Valley - site TBA in Thetford
  • 7/19/08 - Bristol to Richmond area - Green Mountain Audubon Center, Huntington

For more information about any of these events, please contact Bridget Butler at Audubon Vermont.

 


For more information about any of Vermont Family Forests' events,
contact us at 453-7728 or e-mail info@familyforests.org