PCSWCD’s eighth annual chainsaw safety program
WILLIAMSBURG TOWNSHIP — The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District is excited to offer our eighth annual chainsaw safety workshop! We will be working in collaboration with Sam Heffner and Jack Houtz to present a comprehensive chainsaw safety offering. This workshop is being offered to women only and will provide a learning environment for women to learn about maintenance, operation and safe use of chainsaws. The workshop is two days, Sept. 27-28, and is held at the Williamsburg Forest.
The chainsaw safety workshop will provide participants with a well-rounded introduction on how they should safely handle, maintain and use a chainsaw. We will be hosting presenters Heffner, a Maine forest ranger, and Jack Houtz, forest technician, who will provide hands-on instruction, demonstrations and information about chainsaw usage.
CHAINSAW SAFETY — The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District will be welcoming presenters Sam Heffner and Jack Houtz for eighth annual chainsaw safety workshop Sept. 27-28 at the Williamsburg Forest.
Heffner has worked as a forest ranger with the Maine Forest Service for 16 years and has 12 years’ experience instructing chainsaw safety workshops to various organizations. Additionally, he was a professional logger for several years, and competed regionally and nationally in the Game of Logging. Houtz graduated in 2018 from the UMaine forestry program. Following his time at UMaine, he worked for various contractors around the state of Maine. Houtz is currently the forest technician for University Forests at the University of Maine. Heffner and Houtz take deep appreciation in the opportunity to showcase safe practices of learning how to use chainsaws.
Workshop topics will include an overview of chainsaw safety equipment and features, maintenance, sharpening, proper cuts, practical applications, step-by-step tree felling and more. The workshop is broken up into two days to provide participants with a comprehensive overview of handling, working with and fixing a chainsaw. Much of this workshop will be hands-on and participants will come away feeling comfortable handling and working with a chainsaw.
Space is limited to six participants and we encourage folks who are interested in joining us to register soon, as we expect this course to fill. There is a registration fee required and if you would like to join us, please register at www.piscataquisswcd.org, give a call to our office at 207-564-2321 ext. 3 or email us at info@piscataquisswcd.org.