04/29/2026
Upcoming Logger Training Classes:
All classes require prior registration by calling Dorian at 518-463-1297
SARATOGA COUNTY --
May 8th at Greenfield Community Center (8:30am - 4:00pm)
BE A “GO-TO” LOGGER FOR LANDOWNERS, FORESTERS & LEGISLATORS
The logging industry is quickly judged by first impressions. This course will expose loggers to the tangible and financial benefits of professionalism training. Being a professional, costs almost nothing and will result in more work and improved contract negotiations. You’ll learn how to manage yourself and the log job to make a positive and lasting impression. These same skills apply to working with local, state and federal officials who determine the outcome of various policies that affect the workability of your operation.
ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY --
May 8th at Cornell Cooperative Extension Farm (8:30am - 4:00pm)
FOREST ECOLOGY & SILVICULTURE
This workshop is a core course and is required for anyone to become Trained Logger Certified (TLC). It is a full day indoor class with an outdoor component. Its goals are to give a general overview of:
• NY Forest History
• Forest Ecology
• Silviculture
• Water Quality, Invasives & Endangered Species BMPs
• Safety Information
May 15th at Cornell Cooperative Extension Farm (8:30am - 4:00pm)
TIMBER MEASUREMENTS FOR LOGGERS
This course teaches Loggers how to estimate tree and product volumes on an individual tree basis as well as a stand and property basis. This course demonstrates how trees are measured for merchantable volumes of various products from pulpwood to sawlogs considering cull deductions. Many of the tools used and methods of tallying are shown. Ways to estimate tree volumes from tables, estimating acreage, planning & conducting a timber cruise, and summarizing the cruise data are all discussed. There is an outside component to this class!
LEWIS COUNTY --
May 9th on SR 812, between Harrisville & Croghan (7:45am - 5:00pm)
CRITICAL INJURY RESPONSE FOR LOGGERS, along with Re-Certification of Adult 1st Aid & CPR!
Topics address loggers on responding to emergency situations on the job site and with equipment. This includes:
• maximizing scene safety
• protecting loggers trapped under trees and debris
• how to assist in rescue
• how to manage an accident scene in remote locations or when trained emergency help is not readily available
• Use of safety equipment and precautions
• Arrive at approximately 7:45 am
• Bring a Lunch
• Dress accordingly for the weather - the entire workshop is held outside in any weather
• Bring all safety gear including but not limited to: Hard Hat, Chaps, Ear and Eye protection, good boots, gloves.
• Bring your chainsaw.
ESSEX COUNTY --
May22nd at SUNY ESF's Adirondack Ecological Center (8:30am - 4:00pm)
“SO YOU’RE A LOGGER? THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT!”
This course will introduce loggers to the benefits of utilizing smartphone and tablet application technology to improve profitability and reduce the workload of business management. Apps are often free and available on a smartphone that’s already in your pocket. Accurately determining skid distance, using mapping apps to plan job efficiency, recordkeeping of loads shipped, sharing documents with landowners and foresters, organizing parts and maintenance information, using weather radars to protect water quality and tips on social media will be covered.
