Forester

Assists in the planning, implementation, and coordination of the harvest plan. Responsible for the administration of one-third of all timber sales in progress on Goethe State Forest and seeing that the conditions of the timber sale agreements are not violated, such as the cutting of unmarked trees, leaving an area littered, and unnecessary damage to unmarked trees during regular inspections of all sales. Responsible for the detection and control of insect and disease attacks on acres of forest land, including the administration of the forest–wide salvage sale.

Assists with the planning, implementation, and coordination of forest inventory including stand description of various timber stand conditions for the purpose of describing present stand conditions and prescribing recommendations for silvicultural and other treatments. Conducts one-third of the annual forest inventory.

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.

Assists the forestry supervisor and the forest area supervisor with the planning, implementation, and coordination of the prescribed burning program on Goethe State Forest.

Responsible for the planning, implementation, and coordination of reforestation on Goethe State Forest, either hand planting, machine planting, or natural regeneration.