Employer Virginia Department of Forestry Job Description, Responsibilities and Required Qualifications or Skills Assisting forest landowners with management of their forestland through technical assistance and forest management plans.• Evaluating forestland and harvested sites to provide scientific forest management and regeneration guidance.• Connecting private forest landowners to state and federal cost share programs that support forestry and wildlife habitat management projects.• Promoting the establishment of new forested riparian buffers.• Responding to and identifying forest health issues, including invasive pests and plants, and providing management advice to protect forest health.• Conducting forestry related education and outreach to groups and individuals.• Coordinating with local governments, state agencies, conservation groups, and citizen organizations.• Preventing and suppressing wildfires.• Protecting water quality by inspecting timber harvests and enforcing Virginia’s silvicultural water quality laws. Minimum requirements for this position:1. Demonstrated knowledge of tree species identification, silvics of Virginia native tree species, and forest soils.2. Southern yellow pine silviculture training or experience.3. Knowledge and/or training related to forest measurements/biometrics.4. Experience or training in identifying forest health issues and implementing integrated pest management strategies, training or experience with pesticide use on forest land.5. Demonstrated ability to develop scientific forest management plans6. Demonstrated ability to use standard forester's tools including increment borer, diameter tape, prism, & clinometer to cruise stands of timber.7. Knowledge or training related to forest harvesting systems and Virginia’s Silvicultural Best Management Practices for Water Quality. Job Field: Forestry Job Type: Full Time Location Detail: Virginia Application Deadline: Tue, 05/19/2026 - 12:00pm Link to Full Job Posting: https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/jobs/search?query=forestry
