UNH cooperative extension forestry workshop series

[jen judkins]

For anyone in NH or nearby, UNH is holding a series of workshops for small scale forestry for landowners.

April 24…Your Woodlot and Wildlife
May 1…..Firewood from your Woodlot
May 8…..Selling Timber? Do it Right!
May 15…Chainsaw safety for Weekend Woodcutters

Info is at http://www.nhwoods.org

Contact info: Karen Bennett 603-862-4861

Workshops are held each day in Londonderry and Wilmot.

Has anyone been before? Is it worthwhile? Price is very reasonable.

[Patrick]

I’ve gone to several of their workshops in recent years, and they’ve all been good or very good. A few have been excellent. I didn’t see the instructors listed anywhere, but those that I’ve gone to which were taught by Jon Nute are among my favorites. There are others who have been very good too, who’s names haven’t quite stuck with me, but Jon’s teaching style works well for me. I’ve taken at least one valuable pointer away from all of the workshops. Sometimes more. I especially liked a chainsaw safety course that Jon taught. IMO, in general they’re worth many times the cost. I will say that one woodland owner’s workshop given at the Farm and Forest Expo a few years ago included a lot of the NH Extension people, as well as some of the USDA people who talked on some of the laws which govern woodcutting activities. The NH folks were great, but some of the feds, one woman in particular, struck me as a sterotypical bureaucrat, and heavy handed at that.

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