Vermont Business Magazine We are close to having all of the Spring workshops ready to be posted. In the Meantime here are the workshops that are ready to go - Register online. Registration for the Workshops will close two days before the Workshop Date, and a week before, the Game of Logging trainings.
Still in the works is the Northern GOL Levels and the North and Southern "Maple - To Tap or Cut?" workshops. The State will be hosting its Forest Health Meeting as well.
Some of you may have heard of the Master Logger Program. Please realize that it does not satisfy the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, SFI program. The VT LEAP Program meets these requirements. If you see a workshop that is sponsored by another organization, make sure it says it has LEAP credits associated with it if you want to receive credit for it.
Spring Workshops
Register here
Managing and Using Forest Ecosystems (8 LEAP credits; 6 CFE credits)
This workshop is mandatory for all LEAP Loggers who are new to LEAP or who have not yet taken this. This can satisfy an elective credit as well.
April 15, 2024 8:00am to 3:30pm
Location: UVM Extension Office in Berlin, 327 US Rte 302, Berlin, VT
Cost: $60 Instructors: Dave Wilcox, Watershed Forester, VT FPR
Rick Dyer, VT FPR
Lunch Included.
In this workshop, LEAP participants learn about the main elements of forest ecosystems including water and wildlife, how productivity is influenced by various harvesting practices, and how to conserve soil while building access roads that can withstand heavy equipment and the elements.
Advanced Logger Safety (8 credits; 5.5 CFE credits)
This workshop is mandatory for all LEAP Loggers who are new to LEAP or who have not yet taken this. It will also satisfy the “Safety” Workshop requirement/credits, Two birds with one stone!
April 16th, 2025 8:00am to 3:30pm Gagnon Lumber, 89 Stevens Road, Pittsford, VT
April 25th, 2025 8:00am to 3:30pm GMTCC Forestry Program, 433 N. Main St., Hardwick, VT
Cost: $60 Instructor: Tim Emperor, Northeast Timber Safety Services
Lunch included
This workshop will focus on responding to serious injuries on forest operations. It will demystify some rescue methods as well as reinforce the “Do’s and Don’ts” to keep loggers healthier and alive longer! This workshop is applicable to any logger whether they are Mechanized or Conventional operators. It would also be invaluable to truckers and foresters, who are often the first on the scene of a logging accident. This workshop also satisfies LEAP’s First Aid and CPR requirements.
Game Of Logging (8 LEAP Credits per Level, CFE credits pending)
Levels 1 & 2 are mandatory for all Non-Mechanized LEAP loggers. Levels 3 & 4 will satisfy requirements for either an Elective OR Safety workshop.
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
April 21 April 22 April 23 April 24
8:00am to 3:30pm
Sites TBA; Will be North and South
Cost $100 per day. Instructor: John Adler - Northeast Woodland Training
ANR Atlas & Avenza: (8 credits LEAP, 6 credits SAF)
How to Create & Use a Georeferenced Map
This training will cover the ANR Atlas web-based mapping tool and the Avenza mapping app for mobile phones. You will use these tools to create a georeferenced map that can be used for planning your next logging job. We will first learn about the Atlas, how to use it, and how to create a georeferenced map. Then we will learn how to upload the map to your mobile phone and how to import it to Avenza
Maps®. Once that is done, we’ll head to the field to practice using the map in Avenza and collecting AMP information for planning a logging job. We will also cover the new FPR cost-share program for loggers known as SLoCAMP (Supporting Loggers Compliance with AMPs). The morning will consist of class time with the instructors followed by field time in the afternoon further examining the topics of the workshop.
FPR Instructors: Watershed Forester Daved Wilcox, Watershed Specialist Silas Rainville,
AMP Forester Rick Dyer
Cost: $60
WORKSHOP DATES & LOCATIONS:
Location:
April 24th Bristol Fire Department (79 West St, Bristol, VT 05443)
April 30th Green Mtn Tech & Career Center at Hazen Union, 433 N Main St, Hardwick, VT 05843
Lunch Included
“Maple, to Tap or Cut?”
Dates TBA: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
An appropriately timed workshop to help identify what a healthy sugar bush looks like, when that tree might be better to tap or cut and how to improve road and tubing systems. Information will be presented showing when a Maple tree is more valuable as a Sap producer vs. a Lumber producer. A Presentation on the Silviculture of a healthy Sugar Bush. And suggestions for creating appropriate woods roads into areas that need access during the worse time of year to be in the woods. Inside presentations in the morning followed by an afternoon in the Bush. Speakers include: Michael Farrell, Ph.D. of Cornell University; Dave Wilcox, Dept F.P.&R
North and South. Location TBA
(Registration for this class is linked below)
The VT Forest Business School Presents…………
The 14- Day Vermont Forestry Climate Adaptation Challenge Class
This FREE ON-LINE class is good for 8 Vermont LEAP Continuing Education Credits.
Vermont loggers and other forestry professionals can now complete a climate adaptation training class through the new 14-day Vermont Forestry Climate Adaptation Challenge. Listen to each unit when it is convenient for you (zero classroom time). This innovative professional development opportunity offers 8 continuing education credits through the Vermont LEAP program at no cost to participants .
Program Details:
Duration: 14 days, 10 -20 minutes a day.
Format: Daily email delivery with podcast links
Cost: FREE (participants must enter $0 when registering on Gumroad.com )
Professional Credits: 8 LEAP continuing education credits
Completion Award: Certificate of Completion
How to Participate:
· Visit the Gumroad platform to register ( https://tinyurl.com/VTForestry )
· When prompted for the price, enter $0 to register for free.
· Add Gumroad to your email safe-sender list (check spam folder if daily emails are not received)
· Listen to each day's podcast episode
· Upon completion you will be sent an email link to fill out a form to self-certify completion)
· Receive Certificate of Completion (VT LEAP has access to all records)
Recap:
Each day, participants will receive an email containing the unit description and a link to that day's episode from the FBS Podcast's Climate Adaptation Series. After completing all daily lessons, participants will receive access to certification documentation.
Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your forestry knowledge and earn valuable LEAP credits while learning about climate adaptation strategies for Vermont's forests.
Register today and start building your climate adaptation skills:
https://tinyurl.com/VTForestry
VT LEAP
PO Box 1246
Middletown Springs, VT 05757
802-235-2908
Website: www.vtleap.com
The Logger Education to Advance Professionalism (LEAP) Program is a not-for-profit educational organization that strives to remain non-political. LEAP recognizes that the logging profession is an essential link between Vermont woodlands and forest industry. Along with landowners and foresters, loggers are partners in managing our forests for wood, water, wildlife and recreation. Vermont's forests have a legacy of providing these resources and are capable of sustaining these public benefits if properly managed. We see education as offering a positive approach, bringing everyone together to reach this common goal. The LEAP program is an instrument to encourage life-long learning among loggers. We will strive to promote professionalism through education and instill a stewardship ethic among loggers. The outcome of this endeavor, we envision, will be a well managed and productive forest landscape, and a positive public perception of the logging profession.
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