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Volunteers in the Forest Service: A Coordinator's Desk Guide

References

Driessen, Jon. 1990. The supervisor and the work crew: facilitator discussion guide. Tech. Rep. 9067–2829–MTDC. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center.

Driessen, Jon. 1990. The supervisor and the work crew: student study guide. Tech. Rep. 9067– 2828–MTDC. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center.

Driessen, Jon; Outka-Perkins, Lisa. 2007. Personal safety in remote work locations. Tech. Rep. 0867–2D07–MTDC. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center.

Hoshide, Gary T. 2006. Job hazard analysis software. CD. 0667–2C03–MTDC. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center.

Hesselbarth, Woody; Vachowski, Brian; Davies, Mary Ann. 2007. Trail construction and maintenance notebook: 2007 edition. Tech. Rep. 0723–2806–MTDC. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center. 178 p.

Lamphier, Allison; Driessen, Jon. 2001. Problems faced by forest service coordinators of volunteer and hosted program workgroups. Tech. Rep. 0167–2841–MTDC. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center. 22 p.

Louv, Richard. 2005. Last child in the woods: saving our children from nature deficit disorder. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books.

McCurley, Steve. How to fire a volunteer and live to tell about it. Article. Grapvine. January/February 1993.

McLean, Andrew. 2007. Defensive horse safety. CD. 0767–2C03–MTDC. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center.

MTDC Staff. 1995. Making a crew I .Video. 9567–2V01–MTDC. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center.

MTDC Staff. 1997. A changing Forest Service work culture: training crew leaders. Tech. Rep. 9767–2816–MTDC. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center.

Wolf, Jerry Taylor; Whitlock, Chuck. 2006. Chain saw and crosscut saw training course. CD. 0667–2C01–MTDC. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center.

Volunteer Guides

  • Hakanson, Shelley; Coyote, Nancy; Evans, Wendy; Lombardi, Drinda; Merlin, Barbara. 2007. Managing volunteers—a field guide for USDA Forest Service volunteer coordinators: Pacific Northwest region. 40 p.

  • Bureau of Land Management Education and Volunteers Group and BLM Volunteer Program Adjunct Team. Volunteering for the Bureau of Land Management: a helpful guide. 19 p. Available at http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/res/Volunteer.html.

  • U.S. Department of Interior National Park Service. Volunteer program—management training: how to succeed with volunteers-inparks program. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Interior National Park Service. Volunteers-In-Parks-Program.

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