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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Name: Game of Logging - Level 2 (8 hours)
Course Date: 10/23/14

Type: Con. Ed.
Register By: 10/17/14
Time:
7:30 am
Credit Hours: 8
Price: $90
Location:
Rixford
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Description:
Game of Logging - Level 2 (8 hours) - focuses on maximizing chainsaw performance through basic maintenance, carburetor setting, and filing techniques. Limbing and bucking techniques are introduced, spring pole cutting is covered and more felling is practiced.

PREREQUISITE: GAME OF LOGGING - LEVEL 1

Meeting Location:
Dirt road on south side of Rt 246, 0.9 Miles West of the Rt. 246/346 intersection. There is a yellow gate on the road between garage & white fence.

Approximate Address:
1680 Looker Mountain Trail
Rixford, PA 16745

Approximate GPS Coordinates:
41° 56' 00.63" N
78° 27' 27.55" W

FOLLOW SIGNS TO GAME OF LOGGING SITE

Instructor:
Kevin Snyder (814) 671-4508

Lunch:
Is on your own. Please bring your lunch and water to the training as there will not be time to leave the site during the day.

What to Bring:
PPE – hardhat, hearing protection, eye protection, chain saw chaps, sturdy leather boots, and appropriate clothing for the weather (rain or shine) and running a chain saw. This training is held entirely in the woods. You may bring your own saw and felling equipment, but it’s not required.


  Please Note: The registration deadline for
this course has past or the course is full.

Additional Information

•  Registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferrable after the course registration deadline if the course is held and you do not attend.
•  Registration is on a first come, first served basis. Your space in a course will not be reserved until the registration fee is paid. Please do not delay in making payment or your space could be given to another participant.
•  Courses may be cancelled if a minimum number of students are not registered by the registration deadline. Please register on time.
•  Employees insured through Eastern Alliance Insurance Group can have the registration fee for GOL classes reimbursed by WJ Cox Insurance.
•  Northern Tier Hardwood Association members can apply for a 50% reimbursement of registration costs after completing courses. Contact NTHA at (570) 265-7753.
•  For a full description of the PA SFI Training Policies, please visit https://www.sfiofpa.org/logger_training.php


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