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When:
October 14, 2026 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
2026-10-14T08:00:00-04:00
2026-10-14T15:00:00-04:00
Where:
Hale Road
Sanbornton
NH
Sanbornton
NH
Cost:
$75 NHTOA members, $125 non members
Contact:
New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association will hold an Advanced Safe & Productive Felling workshop at Hale Rd in Sanbornton, NH on October 14th from 8 am to 3 pm.
Description
This workshop will include:
- Review of chainsaw care, maintenance, and safety features.
- Proper starting and operation.
- Demonstration of cutting techniques.
- Instructors will discuss and demonstrate handling difficult felling situations, leaners, hazard trees, operating around power lines, and using mechanized equipment to get trees down or process wind falls.
- Hands-on practice felling trees in difficult situations while practicing safe preparation of area around trees to be felled, removing hazards, gauging direction of lean, where the weight of the tree lies, wind direction, and planning escape routes.
- This class is for those who have taken basic felling in the past. This class is eligible for PLP re-certification credits.
Please make sure to bring PPE and have your saw fueled up and ready to go.
Bring plenty of water and your own lunch.
Instructors
Jay Wheeler, Wood Procurement, DiPrizio Pine Sales; Jeremy Goetz
Cost of this workshop is $75 for NHTOA members, $125 for non-members.
To attend this workshop, register at Advanced Safe and Productive Felling – New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association