07sep9:00 am3:00 pmTools of the Trade Workshop - Baker Creek Firewise in Huerfano County (Rescheduled)A Wildfire Preparedness Event, co-hosted by the Neighborhood Ambassadors in the Baker Creek Firewise Community

Event Details

Mark your Calendars! Please join us in a Wildfire Preparedness Event, co-hosted by several Neighborhood Ambassadors in our Baker Creek Firewise community!

  • When:  Saturday, September 7, 2024 (Rescheduled from July 20) from 9am to 3:30pm

    • 9am – noon Classroom instruction
    • 12noon-12:30 pm Lunch Break
    • 12:30-3:30pm Hands on instruction on how to safely cut down a tree using a chain saw
    • Notes:

      • RSVP:  Contact Aaron Ritchie at (210382-8340 Mobile
      • Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult
      • Lunch provided

  • Where: Starting at Cuchara Mountain Park – Day Lodge
  • Instructor:  David Steffan, Sawyer Certified Mitigation Expert
  • Dress code: long sleeves, jeans (no shorts), closed-toe shoes
  • Chain saw PPE (bring what you have):  hard hats, leather gloves, goggles, hearing protection, leather leg chaps
  • Neighborhood Ambassador Hosts: Aaron Ritchie and Dawn Lervik

Participation Benefits include

Meet and Connect with our Panadero Loop neighbors on this important topic that impacts us all.

Take home a new skill!  Learn how to safely use and maintain the Tools involved with Mitigating your Property.

Bring your chainsaw and Protective gear; you will have the opportunity to cut down a tree in our designated area!

Learn how and why to adapt your property’s trees and vegetation to reduce the risk of wildfire before it happens

Participate in the afternoon community mitigation day that counts toward our Firewise Status, while learning more about what is FirewiseR

Time

(Saturday) 9:00 am - 3:00 pm(GMT+00:00) View in my time