*A few spots left! Sign up for this unique event today!* COPPICE WORKSHOP June 14 & 15 9:00 am to 4:00 pm both days
Coppicing is a system of traditional sustainable forestry in which trees are cut during the dormant winter season and allowed to regrow on rotations of 5-20 years, producing an abundance of straight, fast grown poles typically used for fencing, fuel, furniture, basketry and construction. Through both lecture and hands-on woodland work, this two day intensive course will focus on the history and practice of coppice woodland management in the UK, the potential for its development in the northeastern United States, wood science and species selection, and the conversion of coppiced poles into useful products. Fieldwork will include charcoal production, chair making and green woodworking techniques, fence construction and coppice establishment and maintenance. SCHEDULE Saturday AM - Intros, Conventional forestry, Coppice slide show, Potential for NE PM - Visit "incidental" Coppice, Woods walk, Tree felling Sunday AM - Wood Science, Coppice Products, Woodworking, Fencing PM - Charcoal, Faggots, Hedging, Design Commuter: Sliding Scale $150 - $250 (includes lunch both days) Residential: Sliding Scale $200 - $300 (includes lunch both days, dinner Saturday, breakfast Sunday, and space to camp) Mark Krawczyk, who will lead this class, is a permaculture designer, chair maker and natural builder and resides in Vermont's Champlain Valley. He has apprenticed with expert coppicer and woodworker Ben Law. presented by: FINGER LAKES PERMACULTURE INSTITUTE a project of Cayuga Nature Center REGISTER at: www.FingerLakesPermaculture.org or call Steve at 303-815-3535 _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
