2025 Sawyer Certification - Date may change

Note: this is a tentative 2025 training date, time, & location and will likely change. All prospective volunteer trainees will be put on a wait list. We'll finalize the course and the trainees closer to the actual date.

This course requires about 4 hours of online prework prior to the class. The class consists of a Friday evening online training session from 5pm-9pm, a Saturday in the field from 8am to 5pm and a Sunday in the field from 8am to 5pm. For recertification, only one of the in-field days is required.

ESWA has partnered with the US Forest Service to certify Sawyers as Class A or B Buckers who lead ESWA's teams of Sawyers to clear trails in Eagle and Summit County, Colorado. Please note that our training is highly prioritized toward individuals who we believe will contribute to ESWA and help us clear trails. Therefore, we typically prefer that someone work with us for a Summer prior to becoming certified. If we have open spaces, we may allow individuals who we have less experience with into the class. If you are interested, please sign up for the training and we'll finalize the class and notify you in April/May 2025.