GAME OF LOGGING

Level 1 December 4, 2018

Level 2 December 5, 2018

Charlie and Sarah Stackhouse Woodlot

3010 Esperanza Rd Bluff Point, NY 14478

The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) and the WFL Chapter of NYFOA are cosponsoring the Game of Logging, Levels 1 and 2. Charlie and Sarah Stackhouse’s have graciously offered their woodlot in Yates County for both days of the event.

Contact Pauline Boyer at NYCAMH by calling 1-800-343-7527, for course details and to sign up for the program, or email her at chainsawsafety@bassett.org . NYCAMH manages the registration for the events and will provide all the necessary information to register and attend.

Cost for each day of the program is $25. Other programs are scheduled around the state and Pauline will be able to provide information on those.

The Game of Logging provides hands-on chainsaw safety training. Bill Lindloff, the GOL trainer, will teach both days of the course. The Level 1 course focuses on open face felling, personal protective safety equipment, saw safety and features bore cutting, pre-planning and hinge wood strength, and involves each participant felling a tree under the trainer’s guidance.

Level 2 focuses on saw performance; saw adjustments, and the introduction of limbing and bucking, along with the hands on experience. For details on the various Levels of chainsaw training and other training programs offered by the GOL, visit their site at www.gameoflogging.com or call at 1-800-252-2502.

Please note: This event as well as other GOL offerings are listed at https://www.nyfoa.org/events .