Job Description
Seasonal/term Forestry Field Lead overseeing crews conducting forest inventory, stocking surveys and Common Stand Exams on National Forest lands across the continental United States. Responsibilities include supervising field operations, quality control, crew training, safety and protocol compliance, and field examinations.
Compensation starts at $22-$28 per hour based on experience, generally 40 hours per week for the duration of the project. Extensive travel and remote camping may be required.
MTM Environmental, LLC (“MTM”) is a certified Woman-Owned Small Business (“WOSB”) environmental consulting firm, with offices in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. Our staff consists of biologists, including a Certified Wildlife Biologist®, a Certified Forester ®/ Registered Forester (AL/GA), a Certified Financial Officer, and several seasonal employees, including foresters, with extensive experience in their respective fields.
Since our launch in 2021, we have completed projects throughout the United States. Our team has assisted with the protection of more than 22,100 acres and has conducted wildlife sampling across more than 109,000 acres.
Our staff has experience working on private, state, and federal projects. This includes a rare plant survey in Rocky Mountain National Park (2023); avian surveys on state- and federally managed lands in Southern California, Nevada, and Alabama (2024–2025), North Carolina (2025), and Tennessee (2026–2027); and raptor surveys in Colorado (2025), Wyoming and Arizona (2026). We have conducted timber stand exams on federal lands in Pennsylvania, Wyoming, and Wisconsin (2024), Indiana and Missouri (2026), as well as botanical surveys across Georgia (2024, 2026), New Hampshire, and Alabama (2024–2026).
In 2025, we initiated a multi-year project documenting rare, threatened, and endangered species on a federally managed property in Connecticut, which was completed 2026. In 2026, we will also complete a GIS mapping project in North Dakota and South Dakota.
In addition to project-based work, we collaborate with nonprofit organizations and governmental entities on a variety of initiatives, including outreach, education, and grant-supported programs.