BASIC CHAINSAW USE & SAFETY: Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 8AM – 4PM
COST: $250 per level, plus Humanitix processing fee
LEVEL 1: Thursday, September 24, 2026, 8AM – 4PM
COST: $250 per level, plus Humanitix processing fee
The Game of Logging training program combines Scandinavian logging techniques with the latest systems for working safely around trees. We cannot overstate the value of these courses. We have participants who’ve used chainsaws for 30 years prior to taking GOL Level I say that the course changed the way they work in the woods.
The Game of Logging courses (Levels 1-4) must be taken in sequence, so even if you have chainsaw experience, you must begin with Level I.
Basic Chainsaw Use & Safety for Beginners. This course is designed to introduce the safe handling of the chainsaw as well as boosting the confidence level of anyone who has very little or no experience with a chainsaw. This course is NOT a pre-requisite for taking Level 1. In it you’ll learn basic saw maintenance, how to start the saw, basic bucking and limbing, chainsaw safety, and more. The instructor will fell the trees. All participants will get hands-on time bucking and limbing.
Level 1. Precision Felling Techniques.This workshop introduces safe and accurate open-face felling. Topics include personal protective equipment, chainsaw safety features, chainsaw reactive forces, bore cutting, pre-planning the fell, and understanding hinge wood strength. 8AM-4:00PM one-day course. Maximum 10 participants.
Both courses are taught by the fantastic instructors of Northeast Woodland Training. Because there is a certain amount of necessary overlap in information between the Basic course and Level 1 (since both are entry-level courses), the instructors recommend NOT taking the courses in rapid sequence, since the overlap will feel redundant (meaning–don’t sign up for both of our fall offerings!). When taken several months apart, the overlapping information is a helpful refresher.
