Thank you to all the employees and volunteers who gave their valuable time to assist with this project. You gave this guidebook a real voice.

Thank you to the authors and contributors of the following guides for their steadfast dedication to their volunteer programs and for making our job much easier.

• Managing Volunteers: A Field Guide for USDA Forest Service Volunteer Coordinators Pacific Northwest Region/Pacific Northwest Research Station (R6/PNW)
  
  
• Volunteering in the National Forests: A Reference Guide (Pacific Southwest Region)
  
  
• San Bernardino Volunteer Safety Program Desk Guide
  
  
• National Forests in North Carolina: Volunteer Safety Program—Desk Guide
  
  
• Volunteer Handbook: National Forests in North Carolina—Southern Research Station
  
  
• Uinta National Forest Volunteer Program Guide
  
  
• Mountaintop Ranger District Volunteer Program Guide

Thank you to the following people for their guidance and help in reviewing this guide.

• Gail van der Bie—Deputy Director of Recreation, Heritage, and Volunteer Resources
  
  
• Bridget Harris—National Program Manager, Senior, Youth, and Volunteer Programs
  
  
• Janet Zeller—National Accessibility Program Manager
  
  
• Lynn Boone—Accessibility Program Manager for the Pacific Southwest Region
  
  
• Nancy Coyote—Youth, Volunteer, and Hosted Programs Manager for the Pacific Northwest Region and Station
  
  
• Ginger Hamilton—Volunteer, Youth, and Hosted Programs Coordinator for the Northern Region
  
  
• Bill Lyons—Volunteer, Youth Conservation Corps, and Hosted Programs Coordinator for the Intermountain Region and Rocky Mountain Research Station

And finally, thank you to my Missoula Technology and Development Center colleagues: Jerry Wolf for being an endless advisor and diligent editor, Ted Cote for his excellent design and layout work, Bert Lindler for his comprehensive editing, and Allison Pizzolato and Jon Driessen for the original project concept.