Forester

Position Number: 42000735 

Job description:

• This is a highly technical position responsible for a variety of forestry related programs on Tate's Hell State Forest. The incumbent must deal with forestry and environmental issues affecting both the public and state owned forest land.
• Provides technical forestry assistance on Tate's Hell State Forest in the management of timberlands for maximum profits and sustained yield as well as balancing environmental concerns; provides timber marking and volume estimation and the sale of forest products; provides technical assistance in planning for multiple use of the forest and ensures that ecosystem management is practiced; prepares stands for direct seeding or contract planting; helps to prepare contracts for  all silvicultural operations and oversees these operations while in progress to ensure contractor compliance.
• Provides technical assistance in developing prescribed burning plans to ensure minimum impact of smoke and maximum use of assigned resources; evaluates areas to be burned prior to burn and after burn to ensure that sound forest management objectives are met; participates in burns conducted by helicopter and by hand; secures the necessary training to conduct and participate in prescribed burning safely.
• Provides wildfire and emergency response support as directed. Assists in the development of smoke management, wildfire prevention, prescribed fire, pre-suppression burning plans and hazardous fuels mitigation. Assists in the enforcement of Florida’s open burning laws and regulation.