Five NMVFO volunteers and five NMWild new-hires met at Tres Piedras Ranger Station to be certified as crosscut sawyers, in a two-day class taught by Craig, Jennifer, and Courtney from the Carson National Forest. The first day of the new USFS curriculum is theory, presented as Powerpoint with embedded videos.
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Volunteers car-camped at nearby 64-G dispersed camping area.
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The next day was all field instruction and evaluation.
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A big thanks goes out to our instructors with the Carson, and volunteers for dedicating time to level-up and maintain their trail skills.