USFS Documents

Current Agreement no expiration 

USFS/BCHW 301a Volunteer Service Agreement

USFS/BCHW 301a Volunteer Activity Abstract Attachment

USFS/BCHW 301a Ethics & Code of Conduct Attachment

USFS/BCHW 301b Volunteer Service Agreement - Natural & Cultural Resources Volunteer Sign-up Form for Groups

Separate agreement required if youth under 18 is working of USFS land:

USFS 597462 Letter of Delegation of Signing Authority-–-forest- supervisors.pdf

For help in the process reach out to R6

USFS 609518 Volunteer Agreement for Back Country Horsemen of Washington.pdf

USFS Volunteer Hours Tracking FY2021

Job Hazard Analysis and Tailgate Safety Guide:

     USFS         Region 6 Tailgate Safety Guide for Volunteers

     USFS         Saw Operations Risk Assessment Worksheet   updated 

     USFS #4   JHA Trail Maintenance

     USFS #5   JHA Crosscut Saw Operations - Bucking, Limbing & Felling

     USFS #6   JHA Chainsaw Operations - Bucking, Limbing & Felling

     USFS #7   JHA Livestock Operations

     USFS #8   JHA Rigging

     USFS #9   JHA Noxious Weeds & Invasive Plants Treatment with Herbicide

Trail Maintenance and Design

Revised US Forest Service Trail Maintenance and Construction Notebook

The Equestrian Design Guidebook to Trails, Traiheads and Campgrounds