Events
Chainsaw Safety for Women, Female Bodied, Nonbinary & Trans Folx
October 24 @ 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Chainsaw Safety for Women, Female Bodied, Nonbinary & Trans Folx with Women’s Tree Climber Workshop (WTCW)
- October 24, 2026
- 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
- Roots Rising Farm & Education Center, 923 Barker Rd, Pittsfield MA 01201
- $157.50 ($150.00 + $7.50 booking fee)
Farmer Discounts:
A limited number of discounted tickets (total $101.50) may be available for farmers who are members of Berkshire Grown. If interested, contact Alyssa at Berkshire Grown to inquire: alyssa@berkshiregrown.org
Details:
Lunch included, equipment provided. Dress in long pants, sturdy over the ankle boots, and preferably long sleeves.
Dress for weather and bring your water bottle.
Other Details:
- Chainsaws and safety equipment will be provided.
- If you have your own, you are encouraged to bring to class
Chainsaw Safety Course (Level 1 & 2):
Classroom: Safety Statistics, Chainsaw Use at work vs. home
- Identify the parts of a chainsaw – including its safety features
- Chainsaw PPE, fitment, and why
- How to prepare a chainsaw to run (power source, oil, chain tension)
- Identifying reactive forces of the chainsaw
- Starting, operating, and maintaining working order
- What tools & equipment to have while you operate a saw
Lunch Break – Thank you to our sponsors!
In the Field: Bucking & Cutting
- Tools & cut types to aid and/or relieve binds while bucking wood
- Learning reactive woods: tension & compression
- Class will be divided into groups to work on chainsaw skills: bucking; limbing; small tree felling; accuracy; notches and more.