Volunteer Training Opportunities!
2023 TRAININGS FROM OURAY TRAIL GROUP
Education is part of our mission, and so is ensuring safety and improving trail skills for our volunteers. Ouray Trail Group will offer the following training opportunities for the 2023 work season. Choose one or all of these great offerings from OTG and our support organizations. Online registration has opened for some of our courses, so read the training descriptions below, and click on the Register Now! button to reserve your spot.
Questions? Please email Justin at justin.dennison.ecr@gmail.com
American Red Cross Basic First Aid, CPR, AED: March 25, 2023 (This session is full. We have added an additional session. Please see date and information below)
This class will meet from 9 am to 5 pm at the Ouray Community Center San Juan Room with instructor Pam Foyster. Pam will provide a hands-on follow-up of the online material required of this course. The class is free to OTG members and satisfies the prerequisite for Chainsaw and Crosscut Saw certifications and Trail Crew Leader training. The online portion of the course should be taken in advance of the in-person session on March 25 at https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/classes/adult-first-aid%2Fcpr%2Faed-online/a6R3o000001vqDD.html. OTG will reimburse the online cost of $37 for OTG training participants.
Prerequisite: Online module linked above
Minimum Age: 18
American Red Cross Basic First Aid, CPR, AED: March 26, 2023
This class will meet from 9 am to 5 pm at the Ouray Community Center San Juan Room with instructor Pam Foyster and is being offered to accommodate additional registrants. Pam will provide a hands-on follow-up of the online material required of this course. The class is free to OTG members and satisfies the prerequisite for Chainsaw and Crosscut Saw certifications and Trail Crew Leader training. The online portion of the course should be taken in advance of the in-person session on March 26 at https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/classes/adult-first-aid%2Fcpr%2Faed-online/a6R3o000001vqDD.html. OTG will reimburse the online cost of $37 for OTG training participants.
Prerequisite: Online module linked above
Minimum Age: 18
Trail Maintenance Skills Training: April 15, 2023
For all current and future OTG trail work volunteers! Learn trail stewardship basics including trail standards and how to recognize and assess trail problems. Learn and practice techniques for clearing brush and limbs, fixing drainage problems, curbing erosion, and removing soil and rock slough to make trails safe and sustainable.
Prerequisite: OTG Membership
Minimum Age: None
Chainsaw and Crosscut Saw Training: April 29th and 30th
Clearing downed trees using chainsaws is an essential part of OTG’s volunteer trail maintenance work. The use of hand-powered crosscut saws are required in Wilderness situations and desirable in some backcountry situations. Learn the skills to become a certified chainsaw and crosscut sawyer! Participants who successfully complete 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.
Both Saturday and Sunday (8 am to 5 pm with lunch break) will include instruction and field work in the Ouray area. Students will learn and practice field skills and receive instructor evaluation.
Prerequisite: Current Adult First Aid and CPR certification by the American Red Cross or equivalent, please bring your certificate.
Minimum age: 18
Trail Crew Leader Training: May 13th and 14th
Do you have some experience maintaining trails and wish to take your stewardship work to the next level? OTG needs more Trail Crew Leaders! In partnership with Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) and OTG are offering a Trail Crew Leadership training course at Ridgway State Park. The course will include a combination of classroom, fieldwork and online components.
Prerequisite: Adult First Aid-CPR Certification by the American Red Cross or equivalent.
Minimum age: 18.
