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SUWA’s Stewardship Program is adapting our field practices to ensure your safety and our resilience. 

To ensure the safety and comfort of all of our volunteers, we maintain in our repertoire a series of tools to respond to the ever-changing viral environment. Not all practices listed below are enforced at all times. However, as we watch trends we may implement these or other protocols during projects. You will be informed of any guidelines by your Trip Leader before the project begins.

  • The selective requirement of PPE (personal protective equipment) in the form of masks and gloves while on projects.
  • Enhanced washing and sanitizing stations for volunteers and for tool cleanliness.
  • Limitations on shared transportation while on a project and carpooling to and from the project.
  • Temporary restrictions on volunteer place of origin. (Our focus is to recruit as local to the project area as possible. Sometimes this will mean by town, by county, or state. Parameters are subject to change.)
  • Physical distancing while on site, working, and camping. We will design projects to maximize comfort and spacing while still accomplishing our restoration goals.
  • Comprehensive pre-screening, including a new Health & Safety Form Questionnaire and a direct call or video interview with all volunteers to discuss new protocols and assess eligibility.

Our primary concern is the health and safety of our staff and volunteers – and their families, friends, coworkers, and neighbors. We are here to ensure you are safe. If you apply for a project, but experience a change of mind or have a concern about your own recent potential exposure to the virus, please let us know. The best we can do for one another through these transitional times is to be as honest and forthright as possible.

As we continue to steward, we thank you for your ongoing support and willingness to adapt. As always, please feel free to write or call: (435) 259-9151.

Further Resources:

Center for Disease Control
General information and advisement pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic

National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance
Information on wilderness management and programming during the COVID-19 pandemic