Published March 20, 2023
Last week, the Youth Ecological Forestry Training & Employment Program crew trained in safe chainsaw operation and earned the S-212 certification required to work as sawyers in forest restoration, fuels reduction, and wildland firefighting. After classroom training with Lomakatsi’s Fire Operations Manager and trainer Sean Voorhes, participants practiced their skills using chainsaws in the field under the guidance of Sean and Program Crew Leaders Antonio Lopez and Harbor Engle.