Trail Patrol

The Trail Patrol has twin primary goals. (1) To greet, assist, and educate the public on the Flagstaff Ranger District. (2) To report the current condition of the District's trail system to the Forest Service.  Volunteers may patrol the trails on foot or—where permitted—on mountain bikes, motorized OHVs, or horseback. For more, click on Trail Patrol in the sidebar.

Fire Lookouts

Ever dream of having a fire lookout tower to yourself? Substitute for seasonal employees during their days off or staff a tower during a dry autumn, after the normal fire season has ended. For more, click on Fire Lookouts in the sidebar.

Protecting Young Aspen

After fire, disease, or insects have killed the visible trees, aspen clones sprout from their massive root systems. To survive and grow to maturity, the seedlings and saplings need protection from browsing by elk, deer, and livestock. For more, click on Protecting Young Aspen in the sidebar.

To browse through our illustrated report on accomplishments in the Greater Hart Prairie area, click on 2010 Report.

What's it like to protect young aspen? To view photos of volunteers raising a fence, click on A Day Mending Aspen Fence. Lively text accompanies the pictures.

Several supplementary documents about work with exclosures appear on the page entitled Aspen Program (in the main menu under the banner).

Issuing Backcountry Permits

For safety, persons going into the Kachina Peaks Wilderness from Snowbowl in winter need a briefing and a permit. Provide these items on weekend mornings from the warmth of Agassiz Lodge. For more, click on Backcountry Permits in the sidebar.

Trail Maintenance

Wind and snow topple countless trees across the Forest Service trails. Volunteers hike the trails, cutting out the blowdowns with a cross-cut saw. For more, click on Trail Maintenance in the sidebar.

Improving Trail Guides

Hike a trail with the current guide in hand and revise as you go. For new trails, write the guide from scratch. For more, click on Improving Trail Guides in the sidebar.

Participation by Minors

Participation by persons under the age of 18 is welcome, but it is also subject to specific conditions. To read FoNAF's policy, click on Participation by Minors in the sidebar.

To download a copy of the permission form for minors of age 16 or 17, click on permission form.

Other Projects

For additional opportunities in Archeology, Wildlife, Silviculture, Range Management, Fire, and Forest Service Public Affairs & Administration, please inquire via email (to inquiry@friendsofnazforests.org) or contact Justin Loxley, Forest Service Volunteer Coordinator: 928-527-8213 or jdloxley@fs.fed.us.

The Coconino National Forest

If you would like to know more about the Coconino National Forest, here is a link to its home page: www.fs.usda.gov/coconino/.