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Summer forestry jobs

Employer
Idaho Department of Lands
Job Description, Responsibilities and Required Qualifications or Skills

Forestry seasonal positions support IDL’s mission of sustainably managing Idaho’s Endowment Lands. These positions are integral to timber sales and reforestation efforts, which generate revenue for Idaho’s public schools and other beneficiaries.

+ Assist with Timber Management and Forest Management projects

+ Cruising and marking, GPS boundaries

+ Conduct stocking surveys, take thinning plots

+ Cone collection, planting, planting plots

+ Data entry, equipment maintenance, prescribed burning

+ Facility maintenance, and road inventory

Minimum Qualifications 

+ No previous experience required

+ Ability to read, write and communicate effectively

+ Ability to perform strenuous work for extended periods of time

+ Must have the ability to walk over rough and steep terrain for eight to twelve hours on a daily basis

+ Ability to learn use of radio, aerial photos, maps, surveying equipment, timber marking and cruising equipment

+ Must be able to keep accurate and legible notes, and project records

+ A valid driver’s license with the ability to learn how to operate a manual transmission vehicle may be required

+ Some knowledge of computer processing and use, and data recording

Job Field:
Forestry
Job Type:
Seasonal, Temporary, Internship
Location Detail:
Idaho
Application Deadline:

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