Logger Training - NYC Watershed Region

07/20/2026

Are you interested in doing forest stewardship work on NYC DEP land? 🌳

The Watershed Agricultural Council's Forestry Program wants to hear from you! We’re polling contractors on their interest and availability for upcoming projects, including:

🌿 Invasive plant control
🌱 Tree planting
🌳 Forest stand improvement
🚜 Road/trail maintenance
🦌 Deer fencing & slash walls
🔥 Controlled burns

Survey responses will be used to build a specialized contractor mailing list for future project bids. If you are a contractor and you’d like to fill out a survey, message us with your contact information including mailing address and/or email and we will send one out to you.

06/02/2026

🪵 Need a quick CE credit? Come build a skidder bridge with us!
Skip the classroom and get your credits done outside. We’re hosting two hands-on skidder bridge building days this month. Come lend a hand, build something useful, and knock out your CE requirements fast.
📍Monday, June 8th – Walton, NY
📍Thursday, June 18th – Fleischmanns, NY
Call 607-865-7790 x119 or message us to register.

05/13/2026

Seat time is the best time.
Yesterday at the Trout Creek BOCES campus, students from both Trout Creek and Norwich got behind the controls for a deep dive into water bar installation with a bulldozer and log truck operations.

These students represent the next workforce generation, and their passion for the forest industry is exactly what this trade needs.

A huge thank you to the following:
- Dan Schaefer (Schaefer Logging) for providing the log truck, instruction, and sharing his expert knowledge.
- Kevin Roe (Roe Brothers Forestry) for his invaluable instruction on bulldozer operation and water bar installation.

Training the next generation is a team effort!

05/10/2026

Even the rain couldn’t stop this from being a 5-star workshop yesterday. 15 loggers and 15 EMS personal came together for an Advanced Logger Rescue class in Delhi, NY and learned how to work together in the event of a logging-related accident.

05/06/2026

Game of Logging: Level 1
📍 Deposit, NY
🗓️ May 15th
We have a couple of spots available in this core TLC chainsaw safety and felling course—one of the three classes required for Trained Logger Certification (TLC).
Already certified? If it’s been more than three years since you last took it, you can count it toward your TLC Continuing Education credits.
💲 Cost: $25 (lunch included!)
📞 To register or have questions: Send us a Facebook message or call 607-865-7790 ext. 119

01/27/2026

For those of you who have received the 2026 calendar in the mail, what are your thoughts on the new format? All feedback is welcome 🙂

01/21/2026

Better late than never! The 2026 Watershed Logger Education Calendar has been distributed. If you are not on the list of recipients, please let us know and we will ensure a copy is sent to you without delay. It includes a detailed list of our logger education workshops in 2026. Registration for all classes is open.

12/04/2025

🌲🌳Our Forestry Department is hiring a forester to work in the NYC Watershed regions. Check out the job description and feel free to share with anyone you think would be interested 🌳🌲

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Economic Viability & Communications Executive Assistant The Watershed Agricultural Council, a non-profit organization working to protect the NYC Watershed, while supporting farm and forest land uses, is seeking an Economic Viability & Communications Executive Assistant. The Econ...

11/07/2025

This is a great opportunity if you have young ones who want to become professional loggers 🪓 🥾

HINCKLEY -- The next generation of loggers and forest truckers graduated on Thursday, November 6.

11/06/2025

Why not use the rainy day tomorrow 🌧️ to get your First Aid & CPR certification up to date !
Class in Delhi, NY is on for tomorrow! Want in? Let us know! 👇
P.S. We'll provide coffee, donuts and lunch. You just bring yourself. 😉