UW-Madison Extension Forestry is excited to announce upcoming women woodland owner events in the Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, and Iron County area! We are partnering with women natural resource professionals and local landowners to provide opportunities to:
Hosted by University of Illinois Extension, Missouri Women Owning Woodlands Network, and Iowa Women’s Woodland Stewardship Network. Sponsored in part by donations from Iowa Tree Farm and Illinois Tree Farm.
Join the Conservancy at the Van Scott Nature Reserve as we learn Chainsaw Safety with a Game of Logging instructor. The training focuses on introducing open face felling and the development of techniques to safely use it. Topics covered include personal protective equipment, chainsaw safety features, chainsaw reactive forces, bore cutting, pre-planning the fell, and understanding hinge wood strength.
Women Owning Woodlands Lunch and Learn virtual workshop, The Art and Science of Food Plots, presented by Dr. Becky McPeake, Wildlife Extension Specialist, with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture - Cooperative Extension Service.
Learn how to safely start and use a chainsaw
Learn about chainsaw maintenance, balanced with
Hands on chainsaw use
Bring your own equipment and get help with specific maintenance - OR - borrow equipment at training.