Forester I

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• All aspects of fieldwork, office work, analysis, and reporting to landowner/client.
• Assists in managing all aspects of logging operations including harvest set up, harvest inspections and merchandising trees into various forest products.
• Assists in planning, negotiations, administration, and inspection of other forestry-related activities such as road construction and maintenance, timber marking, boundary establishment, and other land management projects as assigned.
• Assists in development and administering budgets.
• Monitors BMP and EMS Compliance to ensure third party SFI Certification.
• Uses Geographic Information System (GIS) to assist in managing TIMO lands.
• Participates in forest inventory projects individually or with a team.
• Generate new business by meeting with potential clients to explain our business, etc.
• Create management plans that capture landowner objectives and offer solutions to achieve those goals.
• Perform all aspects of timber sale development, including timber inventory, boundary establishment, preparing timber sale bid notices, marketing, and reviewing timber sale contracts.
• Prepare and negotiate contracts with independent contractors for clients’ management services.
• Supervise contracted services, including certifying completion of work for payment.
• Plan, contract and direct all types of harvesting, afforestation and reforestation projects.