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Photos: Chainsaw course aims to help women gain confidence with power tools
Bur Oak Land Trust hosted a two-day “Chainsaw Academy” to provide accessible skills and safety training specifically for women
May. 23, 2021 8:11 pm, Updated: May. 23, 2021 8:27 pm
Field instructor Kate Reilly (left) watches as Britni Piegors (center) of Iowa City makes a practice cut on a limb of a fallen tree while fellow student Susan Fisher of Mount Vernon looks on at Muddy Creek Preserve in Coralville on Sunday, May 23, 2021. Noting an increased need for chainsaw skills after the Aug. 10 derecho, Bur Oak Land Trust hosted a two-day “Chainsaw Academy” to teach cutting techniques, hazard identification and safe operation of a chainsaw. The first session was offered to women only to allow for confidence-building with power tools. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Mary Lou Funk of Lone Tree holds a chainsaw while planning her next cut at Muddy Creek Preserve in Coralville on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Students Britni Piegors (center) of Iowa City and Susan Fisher (right) of Mount Vernon listen to instruction from field instructor Kate Reilly as they discuss pinch points while planning cuts on a fallen section of a tree at Muddy Creek Preserve in Coralville on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Valerie Decker of Iowa City smiles while going over practice cuts she made with her field instructor at Muddy Creek Preserve in Coralville on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Britni Piegors of Iowa City examines a chain before learning how to install a fresh chain on a saw’s bar at Muddy Creek Preserve in Coralville on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Valerie Decker of Iowa City prepares to make a cut at Muddy Creek Preserve in Coralville on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Britni Piegors of Iowa City makes a cut on a piece of fallen cherry tree at Muddy Creek Preserve in Coralville on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Field instructor Hannah Davey (right) goes over a cut plan with Mary Lou Funk of Lone Tree at Muddy Creek Preserve in Coralville on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Field instructor Hannah Davey discusses a cut plan with a student at Muddy Creek Preserve in Coralville on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
