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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) FULL
  
• Level II, October 9 (rain date: October 16) FULL
• Level III, October 16 (rain date: October 23)

Dates - Spring sessions: Registration form

• Level I, April 2, 2009 (rain date: April 19)
  
• Level II, April 9, 2009 (rain date: April 16)
• Level III, April 16 (rain date: April 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 ADDISON COUNTY CONSERVATION CONGRESS

Date: Saturday, October 25, 2008

Time: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Location: Mount Abraham Union High School

Our Community in Transition:
Visioning Our Community in 2020 and
Mapping the Next Steps to Get There

This 7th annual Congress promises to be a stimulating day indeed. Join community members for theatre, song, great local food, and pageantry as we come together to design this crucial transition. After John Elder sets the stage for what Addison County may be like when we are 12 years deeper into climate change, peaked oil supplies, and a significantly altered economy, participants will head off to one of the 12 different rooms of our community for deliberation and design. To read more about the day's events and for background reading materials, click here.

This event is co-sponsored by the Addison County Relocalization Network (ACoRN).

Other Community Events

ART FROM THE FOREST: A workshop on non-timber forest products

Date: October 4, 2008
Time: 9:00 am -1:00 pm
Location: Cambridge, VT

Join us for a hands-on workshop at the Brewster Uplands Conservation Trust during peak foliage.

Non-timber forest products, like birch bark, elderberries, goldthread, and willow branches are common in Vermont forests. What can you do with them and how can they be incorporated into your stewardship activities? Join Vermont artisans Judy Dow and Tom Cady to learn about these species and others. We will find and identify plants and use them to make something beautiful.

To register for this event, email Annie Crawford at the Vermont Land Trust or call 802.262.1241.