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  • Chainsaw Skills & Safety Class

    Coal Creek

    Chainsaw Skills & Safety Class April 6 and 7 This quality, hands-on training will give you the skills you need to effectively and safely use a chainsaw for forest health and property maintenance. Training will be presented in three parts: - Chainsaw Maintenance – cutting safely requires a well running saw. - Chainsaw Safety & Personal Protective Equipment - including things to watch out for while cutting. - Tree Felling & Cutting Skills – classroom review followed by field exercises. Presented by: Eric Philips, Wildfire Mitigation Specialist, Rocky Mountain Resource Protection and Eric Folwell, Wildfire Mitigation Specialist, Rocky Mountain Resource Protection NWCG ENGB and Forestry Consultant to Boulder County The two-day class will run on Saturday, April 6 from 9 am to 4 pm, and on Sunday, April 7 from 10 am to 2 pm. Participants, please bring: - your lunch and plenty of water - your own gear, chain saw, helmet, gloves, ear and eye protection, chaps. Wear long sleeves, pants, and boots. Space is limited. Please contact Jody Dickson at 303-588-6639 or sawsandslaws@gmail.com if you would like to participate in this training and pay by cash or check. Through a generous grant by United Power, we are able to significantly reduce the cost of this class. Originally $250 per person, now it is only $150 per person for the 2 day training. These fees primarily help us cover the costs of the instructors and our insurance for the class, so your support is greatly appreciated! Work off the classroom fee with labor in our regular Saws & Slaws events! Ask Jody for more details.

    $150.00

  • Wildfire Preparedness Workshop

    Coal Creek Canyon Community Hall 31528, golden, Colorado (CO), United States

    Wildfire Preparedness Workshop April 27 In this comprehensive Cowildfire workshop, we will present the latest information that will help you prepare for a wildfire in our community. Much continues to be learned after the devastating fires of the last few years, so it is important to stay informed of the current recommendations around how to prepare, how to reduce the negative impacts and how to survive those impacts when they happen. Since we live in a fire-adapted ecosystem, we know that it is a question of when, not if, a fire impacts our community. We will be covering: - mitigating your structure and landscape - specific risks for Coal Creek Canyon - preparing for evacuation, including for your pets & animals - ensuring you have adequate insurance coverage - resources to help with all of the above! Presentations will be made by: Boulder County Wildfire Partners, Boulder/Jeffco/Gilpin County Emergency Managers, Coal Creek Canyon Fire Rescue, Saws & Slaws and more! (It takes a village to serve our community!) We choose to live in our beautiful Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)). This session will help us be good stewards of each of our little pieces of it to the benefit of our forests, fire fighters and community! We look forward to see you there. Be sure to invite your neighbors, too!!

    Free

  • Colorado Wildfires 2020 Webinar Series – Cameron Peak & East Troublesome Fire: Operations Brad White, Grand County Fire Chief (Additional speakers pending confirmation)

    Interactive webinar series with a varied host of speakers that will outline various aspects of the 2020 wildfire season. by CSU, SRFSN, Forest Stewards Guild About this Event NOTICE: Webinar link will be at the bottom of your confirmation e-mail. Link is the same for all webinars. Once registered you may use the same link to attend other webinars. If you have trouble registering, please e-mail Gloria.Edwards@Colostate.Edu . Record-breaking wildfires were just one of the remarkable things about 2020. What factors contributed to these catastrophic fires? In this interactive webinar series, we will be discussing several aspects of the 2020 wildfire season. This series will draw from a variety of experience from fire managers, fire policy experts, and fire scientists. Topics include, but are not limited to: Regional fire history, ecology, and policy Factors contributing to large fire growth Prevention tactics involved in increased future wildfire resilience Short and long-term land management and outlook

    Free

  • Colorado Wildfires 2020 Webinar Series – Cameron Peak & East Troublesome Fire: Sub-alpine ecology/historical perspective Jason Sibold, Assistant Professor of Geography, CSU

    Interactive webinar series with a varied host of speakers that will outline various aspects of the 2020 wildfire season. by CSU, SRFSN, Forest Stewards Guild About this Event NOTICE: Webinar link will be at the bottom of your confirmation e-mail. Link is the same for all webinars. Once registered you may use the same link to attend other webinars. If you have trouble registering, please e-mail Gloria.Edwards@Colostate.Edu . Record-breaking wildfires were just one of the remarkable things about 2020. What factors contributed to these catastrophic fires? In this interactive webinar series, we will be discussing several aspects of the 2020 wildfire season. This series will draw from a variety of experience from fire managers, fire policy experts, and fire scientists. Topics include, but are not limited to: Regional fire history, ecology, and policy Factors contributing to large fire growth Prevention tactics involved in increased future wildfire resilience Short and long-term land management and outlook

    Free

  • Colorado Wildfires 2020 Webinar Series – Cameron Peak & East Troublesome Fires: Montane fire history Peter Brown, Director, Rocky Mountain Tree Ring Research, Inc.

    Interactive webinar series with a varied host of speakers that will outline various aspects of the 2020 wildfire season. by CSU, SRFSN, Forest Stewards Guild About this Event NOTICE: Webinar link will be at the bottom of your confirmation e-mail. Link is the same for all webinars. Once registered you may use the same link to attend other webinars. If you have trouble registering, please e-mail Gloria.Edwards@Colostate.Edu . Record-breaking wildfires were just one of the remarkable things about 2020. What factors contributed to these catastrophic fires? In this interactive webinar series, we will be discussing several aspects of the 2020 wildfire season. This series will draw from a variety of experience from fire managers, fire policy experts, and fire scientists. Topics include, but are not limited to: Regional fire history, ecology, and policy Factors contributing to large fire growth Prevention tactics involved in increased future wildfire resilience Short and long-term land management and outlook

    Free

  • Featured

    Drought and Wildfire Prep in the Peak to Peak Region

    Join the first webinar of our summer series! Learn more about drought and wildfire forecasts and wildfire preparations, local fuel models, and why home ignition zone and defensible space mitigation are essential to protect your home and neighborhood in the Peak-to-Peak Region. It is hosted by the Gilpin County CSU extension, Saws and Slaws, and the Boulder Watershed Collective. Below is the registration link to access!! Register in advance for this meeting: https://extension.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvcuurpzsrGNBzt4Z5D_exWxIJGlkPepfM

  • Chainsaw Maintenance
    Featured

    Chainsaw Skills and Safety Class

    Estes Park 7400 State Highway 7, Estes Park, Colorado

    Learn how to effectively and safely use a chainsaw for forest health and property maintenance. This quality, hands-on training will give you the skills you need to effectively and safely use a chainsaw for forest health and property maintenance. Training will be presented in three parts: - Chainsaw Maintenance – cutting safely requires a well-running saw. - Chainsaw Safety & Personal Protective Equipment - including things to watch out for while cutting. - Tree Felling & Cutting Skills – classroom review followed by field exercises. Presented by: Eric Philips, Wildfire Mitigation Specialist, Rocky Mountain Resource Protection and Eric Folwell, Wildfire Mitigation Specialist, Rocky Mountain Resource Protection NWCG ENGB. The two-day class will run on Saturday, May 15 from 9 am to 4 pm, and on Sunday, May 16 from 10 am to 4 pm. Participants, please bring: - your lunch and plenty of water- your own gear, chain saw, helmet, gloves, ear and eye protection, chaps. Wear long sleeves, pants, and boots. Space is limited. Sign up today at: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../spring-2021-chainsaw... or contact Jody Dickson at 303-588-6639 or sawsandslaws@gmail.com if you would like to participate in this training and pay by cash or check. The cost of the class is $250, but we are offering a limited number of subsidies for Coal Creek Canyon residents and people who commit to volunteering at Saws and Slaws events. If you qualify, then the cost for you will be $125 per person for the 2-day training. These fees help us cover the costs of the instructors and our insurance for the class, so your support is greatly appreciated! You can also work off the entire classroom fee with labor in our regular Saws & Slaws events! Ask Jody for more details.