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New BCC Course Focuses on Chainsaw Safety, Productivity11:02AM / Thursday, February 26, 2009
The Game of Logging (GOL), widely acknowledged as the premier chainsaw and timber harvesting training program in the country, will be offered as a new noncredit workshop beginning in April at Berkshire Community College.
GOL training combines demonstration with hands-on participation to teach safety, productivity, conservation, and cutting techniques. Designed for both professional and casual chainsaw users, course participants regularly include owners of forested land, professional loggers, city-parks and utility workers, firemen, foresters, and others interested in learning to use or improve their skills with a chainsaw. GOL training consists of four levels that must be taken in sequence.
Taught by Bill Girard, the course at BCC (WKS 9200) will be held from 8 to 5 on consecutive Saturdays starting with Level 1 on April 25 and ending with Level 4 on May 16.
Girard has 34 years of experience working in the woods. He runs an integrated operation, logging as well as performing residential tree work and land clearing. He also operates a portable sawmill and has provided GOL training since 2001.
Registration costs $150 per level or $600 for all four levels.
For more information, or to register, call BCC’s Office of LifeLong Learning at 413-236-2122 or 413-236-2123. |
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