Employer State of Idaho Job Description, Responsibilities and Required Qualifications or Skills Responsibilities:Prepare timber sale projects in the field to include establishing project boundaries, developing silvicultural prescriptions, determining logging systems, designing/maintaining road systems, timber marking and cruising.Prepare forest improvement contracts in the field that include planting, herbicide site preparation, pre-commercial thinning, road maintenance, and land surveying.Prepare timber sale and forest management project documentation to include, writing project descriptions, building GIS project maps, compiling timber cruise data, determining logging and road construction costs, timber sale appraisal, preparing contract terms, developing hazard management plan.Administer timber sale and forest improvement projects for compliance with management objectives, contract terms, department policy, and applicable laws. Experience:Communicating effectively both verbally and in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience through technical reports, business correspondence, and oral presentationsUsing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to produce maps and analyze spatial dataSome Knowledge of:State and federal laws, rules and regulations in relation to natural resource management activitiesMethods used to evaluate projects and/or data, analyzing alternatives, and making recommendationsPublic land survey legal descriptions, aerial photos and topographic and property ownership mapsFinancial analysis methods used to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions or proposals to choose the most appropriate one Job Field: Forestry Job Type: Full Time Location Detail: Kingston, ID Application Deadline: Tue, 05/06/2025 - 12:00pm Link to Full Job Posting: https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=forester&l=&sort=date&vjk=c230b21619cf1549
