Forester 1

The Forester 1 position is a boots-on-the-ground position. Under the guidance of a Registered Professional Forester (RPF), you will spend your days in the forest flagging harvest boundaries, classifying streams, and helping design harvest units that meet both production and environmental goals. This fieldwork feeds the Timber Harvest Plan (THPs) under California’s rigorous permitting process, so your documentation and attention to detail matters.  

 Listed are examples of the work this role performs:

• Flags harvest boundaries, stream protection zones, wildlife retention areas, and wildlife key habitat features (green trees, snags, ponds, seeps etc.); conducts timber cruising, tree marking and stream classification.
• Aids in the reconnaissance of timber stands to develop future roads and harvest areas.
• Performs field reconnaissance and describes the conditions and constraints to the RPF and works with the RPF for specific guidance on harvest unit design and to resolve field layout problems.
• Documents and records the technical information related to each THP in a concise and accurate manner.
• Represents the THP on Pre-harvest inspections and current inspections on an as needed basis.
• Participates in the Company safety program.
• Perform stocking surveys and other data collection.
• Assists with monitoring prescribed burning as part of the hazard abatement program.
• Assist with monitoring and data collection on projects such as pre-commercial thinning, post-harvest slash treatments and biomass harvesting tasks.
• May be assigned to other forestry-associated tasks as needed; these tasks may include wildlife or stream assessment projects, surveying tasks, and contract logging administration under RPF guidance. 

This job requires a 2 or 4 year degree in Forestry or other Natural Resource related field. You should have some previous experience by working internships or summer seasonal jobs.This job is mainly field work so you should have a positive attitude as you learn, grow, and build skills to become a Registered Professional Forester.