Events for woodlot owners
One day chainsaw safety course
June 9, 2012
Venue: The Nova Scotia Community College, Truro Campus, 36 Arthur Street , room 325
Topics to be covered in the course include:
- Safety requirements and safe operating techniques
- Basic maintenance and troubleshooting
- Filing and good understanding of chainsaw design
- Basic work technique including: directional felling techniques, limbing techniques, and bucking techniques, etc.
Cost: The fee is $40 per participant,which will include lunch.
To register : send an email to mutabasp@gov.ns.ca or call 18662267577
Description:
Full day conferences; hear experts and woodland owners talk about woodland issues. Learn about resources that can help you better understand and manage woodland sustainably, for various objectives such as harvesting timber, providing wildlife habitat, exploring non timber forest products, and maintaining forest health. Pre-register to win a GPS, plus, the grand prize to give away at the end of the day is a chain saw.
Dates:
Western Nova Scotia – Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the Digby Regional High School
Eastern Nova Scotia – Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the St Joseph's Community Centre
Central Nova Scotia – Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Milford Recreation Centre
To register: http://www.woodlotinfoshop.ca/