Forester

Duties

• Duties listed are at the full performance level, GS 9.
• Monitor and oversee cruising and marking of timber in support of timber harvest activities.
• Determine sale boundaries, proper location of logging roads, acceptable marking and cutting methods, stumpage prices, and the requirements for brush disposal, erosion control, and stand improvement in accordance with agency directives.
• Use judgment in selecting, interpreting, and applying available guidelines for adaptation to specific problems or issues.
• Analyze and evaluate work operations and short-range plans of resource management.
• Provide effective and accurate work results for internal and external customers.
• Complete environmental assessment reports and environmental impact statements in accordance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
• Prepare and ensure quality documentation such as detailed maps, advertisements, prospectus, and sample contracts in support of timber sale and harvest activities.
• Prepare a summary of all records acceptable for final appraisal, sale contract preparation, as part of subsequent timber management activities.