Scheduled Saw Certifications

Scheduled Sawyer Certification Classes

Below are the dates for our upcoming certification classes held by our Instructor/Evaluators.  To register for a specific class please use the Sawyer Certification Course Application below the different dates below.  If there is no class listed, please select the "Any Class" option.  Once you fill out the online application you will be contacted about getting certified.

• January 7, 2024 @ 8:00am, Conrad Rd Winlock WA 98596/Classroom Only/Tony Karniss.  This is a Classroom Only Training.  Field work will happen at a later date.

• January 20, 2024, Brady Fire Station, #8 Firestation Road, Montesano, Instructor Tony Karniss.  This is a Classroom only training.  Field work will happen at a later date.

• January 28, 2024, 12546 Shelly St. SW. Olympia WA 98512,  Instructor: Tony Karniss

• February 24, 2024, Middle Fork Snoqualmie Horse Trailer Parking lot, North Bend.  Lead Instructor: Gary Zink.  Directions:
  From North Bend, WA take I-90 east and take exit #34. Drive north on 468th Avenue. In 0.6 miles, turn right onto SE Middle Fork Road (Forest Service Road #56). The large and well-marked Middle Fork trailhead parking lot is on the right side of the road at 11.5 miles. The south end of the lot is intended for stock users; hiker access is from the north end of the lot, directly ahead when entering the lot.

• March 16, 2024, Kittitas Valley Event Center/Ellensburg/Rendezvous/Tony Karniss/Classroom Only/10:30am - 3:00pm

• April 4 - 7, 2024 in Randle, WA at the Cispus Work Center, Instructor Tony Karniss.

• April 13, 2024, in Deer Park, WA.  Instructors Darrell Wallace and Doug Stewart.  Depending on participants, they may include chainsaw, crosscut, new sawyers and recertifications.

• April 13, 2024, 39213 Mountain Highway E, Eatonville, WA Instructor: Robert Humes Recert class for "A" "B" and "C" Sawyers.  New sawyers welcome too.  This class is classroom only with the field certification done at a work party in Elbe on April 27th or May 4th.

• April 20-21, 2024, Enumclaw/Gary Zink Classroom in town at Key Bank, 1212 Cole St, Enumclaw and field training out 410.  More info will be emailed after students register.  For Folks wanting to get certified for the first time on a chain saw, there will be an opportunity a week or two before class to meet up with the instructors to have someone on one training.

• April 20, 2024, Cushman, Big Creek Camp, ONF.  Instructor: Tom Mix.  This is a Crosscut Saw recert for Olympic Mountaineers.  Starts at 9:00am.

• May 2, 2024, Dallas Campground, Greenwater, Lead Instructor: Gary Zink.  Not a certification, only training.

• May 4, 2024, 409 Elk Run Trail/Port Angeles/CLASSROOM ONLY/Instructor: Rebecca Wanagel.  Co-instructor is Martin Knowles. This will be a half-day session intended ONLY for those who need the classroom portion of the certification process. We will not be doing field evals on this day. We are finding that some folks have gotten training and have done field work but are missing the classroom portion. This will satisfy that.

• May 4, 2024, Middle Fork Campground, FS Road 56, North Bend/Instructor, JB Robinson, jb_robnson@hotmail.com 425-443-1640.  Co-Lead Terry Swaitkowski.  Saw training and practice for chainsaw and crosscut sawyers.  Fire training crews are falling trees in the campground and will leave us lots of logs to practice our bucking skills. 

• May 9, 2024, 8:30am, Huckleberry Rd, FS 73

  Work includes jack straw C-level work. Chain saw and X-cut saw opportunities.

  Directions:

  Drive east from Enumclaw on SR 410 for 17 miles. When the speed limit drops, be ready to note your mileage as you cross the Greenwater River. From that bridge, travel 6.5 miles. Turn right on FR 73 and drive 1/3 mile to the trailhead parking lot on the right. There is a vault toilet here, and room for about 8 vehicles. We’ll meet there at 8:30, its less driving distance and time than to Corral Pass Rd.

  Not certain that the restroom will be open yet. We’ll have a brief safety talk and sign-in. Then we’ll carpool and/or caravan up FR 73 and “log out from our vehicles”. No JB, that does not mean we’ll be sticking a chain saw out the car window.

  We’ll drive straight at the Y in the Road. To the Right goes up to Suntop.

  So, bring your X-cut and chain saws, lunch, drinks, etc and we’ll get some real logging practice.

  Contact Gary Zink with any questions: garyzink@comcast.net

       253-631-4004

• June 6 & 7, 2024, PNTA Headquarters; Pacific Northwest Trail Assoc., 209 Ferry St, Ste A, Sedro Woolley.  Lead Instructor: Gary Zink.  Plan an overnight if staying 2 days. 2nd day cutting-evaluations at Harry Osborne State Forest or the Baker Lake area of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. For questions, contact: Gary Zink, garyzink@comcast.net or Sterling Collins, sterlingcollinshill@pnt.org.
  Evaluations for X-cut and chain saws.

• June 26, 2024, Twist River Road, USFS, South Creek TH/CG/Instructor: Pete Stoothoff/509-557-2385/
  Brief on site classroom. Recerts for 5 B level sawyers, 1 C level sawyer; 4 chain bucking, 4 xcut bucking, 1 falling

• July 3, 2024, Ken Wilcox Horse Camp/Instructor: Ed Letcher Ken Wilcox Horse camp near Blewitt Pass WA. Field Certification for Chain saw and crosscut saw to be conducted during the work party and logout July 3rd -July 5th but you must have your classroom training and a current FA/CPR Card. This is hands on trail clearing for evaluation. Camping available upon request also volunteering at the work party by preregistering or calling in advance. Email: edtrailblazer@gmail.com   Phone: 206-478-9331

• To Be Determined, Cert class coming for the Northeast area of Washington.  Instructor: Darrell Wallace.  Date and time TBD Darrell will contact those who register.

To sign up for one of these classes click on the link below.

Sawyer Certification Course Application