Woodland Management

The courses and workshops in the Woodland Management series bring participants into the forested areas of the farm to gain a fresh perspective on what assets the woodlands contain.

“I highly recommend the Chainsaw Skills Training introductory course to anyone who would like to learn the basics or simply improve upon or hone their skills. The instructor, Rick, is excellent. He demonstrates and then guides participants through practice, letting them do the work under his eagle eye. I learned so much that I find myself analyzing trees on my own property to determine if I can cut them down, how they would fall, and where would I stack the brush!”

— Rae McEntyre, Women’s Chainsaw I, W/S26

Special notice: our Woodland Management offerings may qualify as CAIP educational components. Check with your local extension agent. We are happy to provide any needed information for the process.

Events

Aug 19

Fundamentals of Chainsaw Use

This day-long workshop is designed for participants with no prior experience in using a power chainsaw. This is where you start if you’d like to learn more about adopting a chainsaw into your woodland work toolbox.

Aug 26

Fundamentals of Chainsaw Use

Oct 2

Practical Farm Woodland Management

This immersive, hands-on workshop is designed to help you think through a variety of ideas to manage your farm woodlands, not just for timber, but as a thriving, healthy ecological system.

Nov 7

Hand Tools for Woodland Work

This two-day workshop offers guided training for the selection, care, maintenance, and use of different types of axes, crosscut saws, hedging tools, log handling tools, and other edge tools associated with processing woodland material into useful products.

Nov 10

Green Woodworking Series: Spoon Carving

Our first green woodworking series launches with a day of greenwood spoon carving from a freshly felled tree and ends with a hand-carved cooking spoon.

Nov 28

Chainsaw Skills Training: Introduction to Chainsaw Safety and Directional Felling

This intensive two-day training introduces basic chainsaw maintenance, saw chain sharpening, personal protective equipment, modern tree felling techniques, limbing, and bucking trees to length.

Dec 5

Chainsaw Skills Training: Introduction to Chainsaw Safety and Directional Felling

This intensive two-day training introduces basic chainsaw maintenance, saw chain sharpening, personal protective equipment, modern tree felling techniques, limbing, and bucking trees to length.

Dec 12

Logs to Lumber

This one-day workshop is designed for individuals interested in learning how to utilize a farm tractor forestry winch to haul timber from the woods and to operate a portable sawmill to turn logs into lumber.

Dec 19

Chainsaw Skills Training: Introduction to Chainsaw Safety and Directional Felling - Women Only

This intensive two-day training for women only introduces basic chainsaw maintenance, saw chain sharpening, personal protective equipment, modern tree felling techniques, limbing, and bucking trees to length.

Draft Horse Training workshops returning Winter/Spring 2027

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Woodland Management

Upcoming Courses and Workshops

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