Description
Provide field and technical support to foresters in managing, improving, and protecting forests and related natural resources. Collect and analyze forest inventory and condition data; implement silviculture, timber sale preparation, and fire prevention and suppression; and maintain maps, records, and equipment. May train and lead crews and assist with habitat and recreation management.
- • Train and lead seasonal crews in planting, fuels reduction, trail and facility maintenance, and fire suppression.
- • Monitor logging operations and contractor compliance with prescriptions and safety standards.
- • Select, mark, and tally trees for thinning or harvest; flag unit boundaries and special sites.
- • Conduct timber cruises and forest inventories, measuring plots and recording species, diameters, heights, and defects.
- • Thin stands and treat fuels; control invasive plants and competing vegetation using tools and herbicides.
- • Assist with wildfire prevention, detection, initial attack, and mop-up; maintain fire equipment.
- • Support prescribed burn planning and implementation, including line prep and ignition under supervision.
- • Survey, GPS, and map roads, trails, unit perimeters, burns, and harvest areas.
- • Patrol forest areas to protect resources, deter vandalism, and ensure visitor safety.
- • Explain and enforce regulations on resource use, fire restrictions, and safety.
- • Track log accountability and product volumes from harvest units to mills.
- • Assist with nursery, reforestation, and silviculture operations: site prep, cone collection, seed handling, and planting.
- • Inspect trees for insects, disease, and damage; collect and process samples.
- • Maintain and update GIS and database records; prepare field maps and reports.
- • Measure distances, clear lines, and run instruments to support survey and layout crews.
- • Assist in planning and overseeing construction or maintenance of access routes, landings, and forest roads.
- • Provide forestry education and technical guidance to landowners, partners, and the public.
- • Support wildlife and habitat projects, including surveys, placement of structures, and monitoring.
- • Conduct or support field experiments and monitoring of soils, vegetation, insects, and fuels.
- • Ensure job site safety, equipment maintenance, and compliance with environmental best practices.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
