Natural Resources Specialist 2/NRS1 In-Training, State Lands Forester/Delphi Unit

Responsibilities:

• Develop harvest plans using professional experience, judgement, and knowledge of natural resource management fundamentals, Habitat Conservation Plan, Forest Practice rules, and Policy for Sustainable Forests.
• Review various elements of the timber sales paper plan utilizing field observations, GIS, preliminary cruising, and cable harvest analysis.
• Locate and classify streams and wetlands in accordance with appropriate HCP or forest practices requirements.
• Delineate timber sale boundaries that are operationally feasible and comply with policies, rules, and regulations.
• Collect data for timber sale boundaries, streams, wetlands, leave trees, roads, etc. utilizing GPS (Garmin, Trimble, iPad, etc.), DNR Garmin software, or hand traversing.
• Identify and layout road locations in a manner that produces practical and maintainable forest roads that comply with applicable policies, rules, and regulations.
• Assess and identify leave tree areas utilizing on the ground observations in combination with knowledge of the HCP, L&I regulations, Forest Practices rules, logging systems and consultation with biologists, geologists, Archaeologists and silviculturists.
• Create standardized final map products utilizing GIS, local mapping protocols, and consultation with GIS specialists.  
• Complete necessary paperwork utilizing applicable software and knowledge of standards, rules and regulations to create a timber sale document packet that complies with all procedures, policies, and state and federal regulations.
• Administer timber sales using knowledge of logging systems, forest road construction and maintenance principles, and strong communication skills to protect state resources and guide successful completion of contracts.
• Foster positive and collaborative working relationships with purchasers, contractors, neighbors, and a variety of internal and external stakeholders.