Training Opportunities
RFOV offers a wide variety of trainings throughout the year to increase our collective capacity to do great stewardship work!
Crew leader training
Volunteer Crew leaders are essential to RFOV’s mission. They help educate new volunteers on tool use and trail etiquette, supervise project days, and contribute to a fun, safe, and rewarding experience for all. Each year RFOV offers one hybrid crew leader training comprised of online training modules and 1 full day of in-person training prior to the start of the project season.
Through this training, volunteers will learn leadership and group management techniques paired with foundational skills in the technical aspects of trail work and ecological restoration projects.
Upon completion of this training, participants can shadow current crew leaders and achieve full crew leader status after successfully leading crews on 2 projects.
Meet some of our current Crew Leaders: coming soon.
project ambassador training
Project Ambassadors are an invaluable part of making our project season a success. This is a great way to be an active volunteer without having to lift heavy tools on the trails!.
Community projects and events depend on Project Ambassadors to sign in and orient volunteers, talk to the community about the project and other RFOV work, and support general project logistics such as setting up a tent, taking good photos, bringing volunteers a cold beverage, and more.
During this one, hour and half long training, you will learn about all things RFOV, common questions from visitors and volunteers, and how to be the best advocate and steward of our local public lands.
Meet some of our current Project Ambassadors: coming soon.
Sustainable recreation
RFOV has offered the following sustainable recreation trainings:
Intro to Trail Building and Maintenance
Intro to Rock Work
Advanced Rock Work
Accessible Trail Design
Sustainable Trail Building and Design
healthy landscapes
RFOV has offered the following healthy landscape trainings:
Intro to Restoration Skills
Advanced Restoration Skills
Invasive Species ID and Management
Pollinator Garden Construction
Fire Adaptation
RFOV has offered the following fire adaptation trainings:
Fire Mitigation for Homeowners
Chainsaw Maintenance
S-212/Developing Thinking Sawyers Wildland Fire Chainsaw trainings
other trainings
RFOV has offered First Aid, WFA for youth, and many more trainings over the years.
Email info@rfov.org with any questions!
