Date: October 3, 2026 Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Location: 251 Cape Moonshine Road, Wentworth
Price: $150 members/$200 non-members
Description
This workshop is designed for landowners and other non-professional chainsaw users. Participants will learn basic chainsaw maintenance and care, inspection of personal protective equipment, hazard and situational awareness, and chainsaw safety best practices. Participants will receive instruction and will practice cross-cutting, notching, back-cutting, and bore cutting. Instructors will demonstrate tree felling and limbing and those participants who are ready and approved by instructors will have an opportunity to practice.
No experience is necessary. Beginner and intermediate levels welcome.
What to Bring
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Hardhat conforming to ANSI #Z89 in good working condition
- Eye protection/face screen that meets ANSI #Z87.1 or higher
- Hearing protection – ear muffs, plugs, etc.
- Non-skid steel-toe or composite-toe boots that provide ankle coverage and have lug soles or caulks
- Chainsaw chaps that fit from waist to over the top of the boots
- Chainsaw with working chain brake, rear hand guard, throttle interlock system, chain catch peg, pin or stud, anti-vibration/insulation mounts. (If your saw was made by a reputable manufacturer in the last 10 years, then it likely has all these features.)
- Tools to perform basic maintenance: scrench, files and guides for chain sharpening. (A scrench is a combination screwdriver and wrench.)
- Fuel up before you come.
- Warm clothes for outdoors
- Lunch
- Water
**Please, no electric/battery powered saws.
Space is Limited Rain or shine.
Instructors
Ernst Kiling, Kling Land Management;
Jim Frohn, Grafton County Forester,UNH Cooperative Extension.