The training on environmental concerns has the greatest direct impact on forest owners and resources. It addresses the management practices that are necessary and appropriate for ensuring the continued productivity and vigor of forests. It emphasizes how the components of forest ecosystems interact. This aspect of the training helps improve the working relationship between loggers and foresters. Loggers better understand how and why certain trees are selected for a harvest and why others remain.
Correct choices help ensure the long-term growth, regeneration and health of the forest.
Loggers become more knowledgeable about how forest management practices help maintain water quality and logging aesthetics, and why different practices are used in different situations. The chain saw training course includes a hands-on session to explain the relationship between safety and productivity. Accredited workshops are offered by certified professional logging instructors who themselves have completed rigorous training. The chain saw training benefits forest owners as well as loggers. It has reduced insurance costs for companies and logging supervisors, reduced damage to the trees left standing after logging, and helped reassure landowners about the safety of those working in their woods.