Colorado State Forest Service

Potential Project Work Days Include:

• Cutting trees to mitigate hazards and improve forest health
• Seedling Tree Nursery Assistance
• Urban forestry
• Tree planting
• General landowner and community assistance
• Reducing wildfire threats in a forest
• Education and public awareness
• Planting trees along a windbreak
• Managing exotic weeds

Volunteers are Encouraged to Participate in Formal Training Events, Including:

• Equipment safety and use/chipper training
• CSFS seedling tree nursery
• Insect and disease identification
• Urban and community forestry
• Environmental education with youth
• Professionalism in natural resources management

Participation levels differ, depending on volunteers’ availability and interests

• Volunteer throughout the state
• Volunteer for long-term, short-term or one-time events
• Volunteer as a group or class

CSFS Volunteers are a critical aspect of our mission and serve as agency representatives to our customers. We expect that every volunteer will act professionally, treat others respectfully, practice safety first and have a genuine interest to learn about forestry and natural resources.