Forester

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Under the guidance of an RPF, the incumbent supports a wide variety of field layout tasks associated with the design of specific harvest units and the location and design of associated roads.

Specific duties include:

• Flags boundaries, stream protection zones, property lines, wildlife retention areas,  wildlife key habitat features (green trees, snags, ponds, seeps etc.), tree marking, and stream classification.
• Aids in the reconnaissance of new larger stands of timber for the eventual future development of roads and harvest areas.
• Performs field reconnaissance and then describe the conditions and potential constraints and problems to the responsible RPF who can provide further guidance and resolution to field layout design.
• Documents and records the technical information related to each THP in a concise and accurate manor.
• Interacts daily with RPFs as well as other Foresters. The incumbent will be working not only with these department representatives but also with other departments such as harvesting, contract administration, and Conservation Planning.
• Provides informational documentation and explanation of details of field layout.
• Represents the THP on Pre-harvest inspections and active inspections on an as needed basis.
• Assists the IFM department in miscellaneous forestry functions – burning etc., as needed.
• Participates actively in Company safety program.
• Provide support as assigned to the Surveyor and perform associated surveying tasks to include clearing boundaries, operating surveying equipment, boundary work as assigned by the Surveyor.
• May be assigned to other forestry-associated tasks as needed; these tasks may include but are not limited to prescribed burning, wildlife or stream assessment projects, and contract logging administration under RPF guidance.
• This position is an entry level role in the forester progression ladder. Qualifications to move up the ladder are attained through guidance, mentoring and support from the Chief Forester.  To achieve progression to the next levels, the forester must perform and be assessed on criteria established at each level. The goal for the forester is to develop technical proficiency in the established forestry skills within 3 to 6 years to take and pass the CLFA forestry exam and become a Registered Professional Forester.