Volunteering

Many people volunteer their time and labor

One of the longest running and most popular volunteer programs on the Kaibab is Passport in Time, a volunteer archaeology and historic preservation program. Volunteers work with professional Forest Service archaeologists on diverse activities such as surveys and excavation, rock art restoration, historic structure restoration, analysis of artifacts and more. The Kaibab National Forest hosts a P.I.T. project every year or two. Recent Kaibab P.I.T. projects have included cataloguing pueblo sites on the North Kaibab Ranger District and analyzing ceramics along the rim of Sycamore Canyon on the Williams Ranger District.

Volunteer.Gov is the feature website for repeat volunteer positions. Recent positions have included all-summer campground hosts, weekly citizen science volunteers, information center volunteers, and 2-month cabin hosts.

Friends of Northern Arizona Forests is the premier regular volunteer organization on the Kaibab. They water young aspen groves, repair broken fences, remove unnecessary fences, and improve signage. To signup to join workdays, visit https://www.friendsofnazforests.org/Project-Calendar.

Other organizations that have recently performed volunteer work on the Kaibab National Forest have included the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC), the Arizona Conservation Corps (AZCC), the Arizona Trail Association, and more.

The American Hiking Society has a wide range of ways to get involved with advocation for trails and hiking opportunities. Check out the Arizona Site Stewards Volunteer Program for volunteer opportunities with Arizona State Parks. 

To see more of our volunteers at work go to our Kaibab National Forest Photos Flickr site and look at the collection of photos for the Passport in Time and the collection for YCC crews.