Danger never takes a vacation:
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This video has been making the rounds online. What do you think? Missed the buildings, but from a safety perspective, it is hard to know where to begin. No Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), dangerous felling technique, potentially deadly escape route, and little control over the fall.
Felling Tree In Close Quarters
Next week, we will start with the PPE which you can plainly see on the ground (not on the fellers) in this video. Head, eye, ear, leg, and foot protection…
Program Coordinator at the Center for Urban Agriculture
Ellen Bauske has served as the program coordinator for the UGA Center for Urban Agriculture for ten years and has a wealth of expertise in Urban Agriculture Extension programing and project implementation.
She currently coordinates national and statewide urban programs in water issues, safety training, turfgrass, Integrated Pest Management, and arboriculture. Prior to joining the Center for Urban Agriculture she helped create AWIS Weather Services and served as Executive Vice President and Director of Marketing of that company for seven years.
She holds a M.S. and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in Plant Pathology and a Bachelor’s degree from Cornell College. Dr. Bauske has had the great pleasure of working in plant breeding, biological control, Integrated Pest Management, and Extension.
She currently coordinates national and statewide urban programs in water issues, safety training, turfgrass, Integrated Pest Management, and arboriculture. Prior to joining the Center for Urban Agriculture she helped create AWIS Weather Services and served as Executive Vice President and Director of Marketing of that company for seven years.
She holds a M.S. and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in Plant Pathology and a Bachelor’s degree from Cornell College. Dr. Bauske has had the great pleasure of working in plant breeding, biological control, Integrated Pest Management, and Extension.
Latest posts by Ellen Bauske (see all)
- The Five Step Felling Plan – Step 2 – Gather Your Equipment - April 24, 2017
- The Five Step Felling Plan – Step 1 – Heights, Hazards, and Lean - April 18, 2017
- Cool Cut: The Stump Cut - April 4, 2017