Northeast

Women landowners across the eastern United States (and beyond) have an incredible new resource at their fingertips in the form of the Women on the Land: A Landowner's Guide to Stewarding her Woodlands.

Written by Maddie Eberly, Forest Stewards Guild

Article originally posted on MassWoods website.

Hosted by Women on the Land in Massachusetts

 

Women Owning Woodlands

Saturday, April 23, 2022

9:00 AM- 4:00 PM

Written by Maddie Eberly, from Orono, Maine

Enjoy a night in and conversations about woodlot ownership with WOW!

Prepare for the Great Backyard Bird Count with WOW!

The Massachusetts Women Landowner Group (Women on the Land), Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust, North County Land Trust, and the Hubbardston Open Space Committee is offering a two-day chainsaw safety course to build proficiency for beginning women chainsaw users.

Register today for this 2-day comprehensive training. Work together alongside a small group of women and learn about safe use of this valuable tool. Topics covered include maintenance, sharpening, basic cuts, bucking, limbing and felling.

The Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association and the Lakes Environmental Association of Bridgton, Maine, are partnering to offer a Women's Chainsaw Safety Workshop in August.

The Delaware Highlands Conservancy, in partnership with the Northern Tier Hardwood Association, is offering a Women’s Chainsaw Safety Class in Lake Ariel, PA on Saturday, May 15.