Sunday, September 29, 2013

How To Keep Your Logger Boots Clean Workshop

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This workshop has been approved for 8 hours (2 years) of PA SFI® Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. Individuals seeking C.E. credit must submit a completed Non-SFI Course C.E. credit form (this form may not be available at the training so you will need to print it out beforehand), a course agenda or certificate of completion, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SFI SIC”) to the PA SFI office. Forms will be made available at the workshop. Continuing Education credit can only extend your PA SFI Training Card expiration date by a maximum of 3-years from the current calendar year. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.

Friday, September 27, 2013

Chainsaw Safety

PA Forests Web Seminar Center

Topic: Chainsaw Safety
Date: October 8, 2013
Times: noon - 1:00 PM and 7:00 - 8:00 PM, eastern time. Questions often last an extra 15 to 20 minutes

Registration:
Presentation URL (for both times): https://meeting.psu.edu/PAForestWeb/
Handouts, PowerPoints and Recorded Presentations will be available at
http://extension.psu.edu/private-forests/tools-resources/webinars/previous

Presentation summary: This webinar will discuss safe operation of chainsaws in the woods, why chainsaws are dangerous, and how an operator can protect their self. The webinar will cover wearing proper PPE, assessing hazards, escape routes, and more.

Presented by: Evan Stover, Partner and Business Manager, L & E Stover Enterprises.


*** Please note: Continuing Education credits are not available for reviewing recorded webinars. You must participate in the live seminar to receive credit.

This webinar counts for 1 hour of PA SFI Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. You must complete 3 additional hours of C.E. credit to add 1 year to your training card expiration date. Individuals seeking C.E. credit must submit a completed Non-SFI Course C.E. credit form (Please request that the webinar administrator send PA SFI confirmation of your participation), a course agenda or certificate of completion, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SFI SIC”) to the PA SFI office. Continuing Education credit can only extend your PA SFI Training Card expiration date by a maximum of 3-years from the current calendar year. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Morbark Chipper Operator Specialist Training


Deacon Equipment Company and Morbark, Inc., have teamed up with the Tree Care Industry Association to offer the Chipper Operator Specialist Workshop. The workshop, hosted by Deacon Equipment Company at their headquarters in Bloomsburg, PA, provides tree care workers with training on dealing with potential hazards and accepted best practices for brush chipper operation. For just $25, you will receive this specialized training and a Chipper Operator Specialist Training manual (a $35 value!). Following the workshop, stay for lunch and an open house event!





Workshop registration is limited to 75 people, so sign up today! Contact Wendy Hopkins-Faber at wendy.hopkins@morbark.com or 800-831-0042, ext. 1279, to register.

Saturday, October 5th
8 am – Noon, followed by an open house event

Deacon Equipment Company
22 Wedgetown Road
Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Casey Gross
Tree Care Sales Manager

This workshop has been approved for 4 hours (1 year) of PA SFI® Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. Individuals seeking C.E. credit must submit a completed Non-SFI Course C.E. credit form (this form may not be available at the training so you will need to print it out beforehand), a course agenda or certificate of completion, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SFI SIC”) to the PA SFI office. Continuing Education credit can only extend your PA SFI Training Card expiration date by a maximum of 3-years from the current calendar year. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.

Monday, September 23, 2013

Rehabilitating Disturbed Forests - Where We Stand And What We Need


Session Details:
Sep 17, 2013 2:00 pm US/Eastern     Duration: 01:00 (hh:mm)
*** Please join the session 15 minutes prior to the start of the webinar.***


What will you learn?
Participate to learn about key issues that challenge rehabilitation treatment of disturbed forests and alternatives for dealing with cutover stands. learn more here...


Who should participate?
Foresters
Land Owners
Land Managers
Natural Resource Professionals
Conservationists
Technical Service Providers

Presenters/Authors:
Ralph D. Nyland, Ph.D., Distinguished Service Professor – Silviculture, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY




This webinar counts for 1 hour of PA SFI Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. You must complete 3 additional hours of C.E. credit to add 1 year to your training card expiration date. Individuals seeking C.E. credit must submit a completed Non-SFI Course C.E. credit form  (Please request that the webinar administrator send PA SFI confirmation of your participation), a course agenda or certificate of completion, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SFI SIC”) to the PA SFI office. Continuing Education credit can only extend your PA SFI Training Card expiration date by a maximum of 3-years from the current calendar year. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.