Volunteer Training Opportunities!
2027 TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FROM OURAY TRAIL GROUP
Education is part of our mission and so is ensuring safety while improving trail skills for our volunteers. Ouray Trail Group will again offer training opportunities for the 2027 work season. Choose one or all of these great offerings from OTG and our support organizations. Online registration will open in early spring 2027 for the courses described below. Check back for links to online registration.
Questions? Please email training@ouraytrails.org
Trail Maintenance Training
TBD
This training is designed for both new and returning volunteers and will cover essential trail stewardship skills. Participants will learn about water mitigation techniques, how to evaluate and maintain proper tread conditions, corridor sizing, and understanding trail standards and requirements.
Whether you are joining your first workday or are a seasoned volunteer looking to refresh your skills, this training helps ensure our trail work is safe, sustainable, and effective.
Chainsaw and Crosscut Saw Training
Date and Time TBD
Clearing downed trees using chainsaws is an essential part of OTG’s volunteer trail maintenance work. The use of hand-powered crosscut saws is required in Wilderness situations and desirable in some backcountry situations. Learn the skills to become a certified chainsaw and crosscut sawyer!
The first day will be classroom training indoors and the second day will be out in the field. This course is geared toward those wishing to become certified or for those who need recertification and are at the "A" level. Participants who complete both days of training of this U.S. Forest Service-approved course will receive Forest Service sawyer certification for limbing and bucking downed trees which is required to operate a saw with Ouray Trail Group.
Anyone 18 and up is welcome to attend Saturday only, but to attain certification attendance on both days is required.
Minimum age: 18
2-Day Trail Crew Leader Training
Date and Time TBD
This course is presented using material developed by Volunteer for Outdoor Colorado and includes classroom discussion, field work, and online components.
Minimum age: 18
