The Colorado State Forest Service Volunteer Forest Steward Program provides an opportunity for you to help us enhance public understanding of forestry's role and value in a healthy natural environment through hands-on projects and training.

Volunteer Opportunities:

Sunday, February 12
Storm Damage Clean-up
Greeley, Guadalupe Community Center

• This project will include chipper training
• We also need qualified sawyers
• Please come and help the Guadalupe Community Center and homeless shelter clean-up their property
• Meeting Location: Fort Collins District Office, 3843 Laporte Ave., Fort Collins
• Time: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Contact: Jamie Dahl, jamie.dahl@colostate.edu

Thursday, February 16
CSFS Volunteer Orientation
Fort Collins

• We will discuss the basics of being a CSFS Volunteer
• Orientation is a great opportunity to meet other volunteers and CSFS folk
• Lisa Mason will present on CSFS Outreach Opportunities and Ann Randall will talk about Professionalism in Natural Resources
• Please RSVP (as always) so that we can plan for food and materials
• Meeting Location: Fort Collins District Office Training Room, 3843 Laporte Ave., Fort Collins
• Time: 6 – 9 p.m. (If requested, we can provide transportation from CSU Main Campus)
• Contact: Jamie Dahl, jamie.dahl@colostate.edu

Tuesday and Thursday, March 6 and 8
Project Learning Tree (PLT) Workshop
Fort Collins

• Join representatives from CSFS and the USFS to learn about PLT
• We will provide training on classroom curriculum resources that help you teach tomorrow's decision makers how to think, not what to think about the environment
• After both evening sessions, participants will leave with a PLT book and other great resources and ideas that you can use in your community
• Cost: $25 for professionals; $20 for students, but we are able to sponsor some students and active CSFS Volunteers. Slots will fill fast so please RSVP soon!
• Learn more about PLT here: http://www.plt.org
• Meeting Location: US Forest Service Arapaho-Roosevelt Forest, 2150 Centre Avenue, Bldg E, Fort Collins 80526

• Time: 6 – 9:15 p.m. both nights
• Contact: Nancy Dadisman, CSFS Volunteer Program intern, ncdadisman@gmail.com

Saturday, April 14
Scout Day at Ben Delatour Scout Ranch
Red Feather Lakes

• We will educate 100-150 Boy Scouts about good forest management practices
• Volunteers will have opportunities to help with education and outreach, general logistics, equipment demonstrations, and food preparation for all of our volunteers
• Meeting Location: Forestry Building on CSU Main Campus, Fort Collins. Meet at the parking lot between West and East Drive at the south end of Oval Drive
• Time: 7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• Transportation: We will carpool in four-wheel drive trucks; we may need some volunteers to help drive
• Contact: Jamie Dahl, jamie.dahl@colostate.edu

Read highlights of previous 2011 events in the TWIG volunteer newsletters.

Ongoing opportunities: If you are interested in volunteering for specific events or during the week to plant trees, weed or help grade trees at the nursery, please contact:

Jamie Dahl
(970) 988-3667
jamie.dahl@colostate.edu