Forester (Forester)

Full Time

  Three Rivers Forestry

  Tappahannock, Virginia, United States

Job Description:

Cruise & evaluate standing timber, GPS mapping and maintain GIS database, write forest management plans, assist landowners with site preparation work and reforestation projects, identify and locate property lines, flag timber sales, log roads and Streamside Management Zones, mark timber, conduct timber sales, write and evaluate timber sale contracts, supervise thinning’s, timber harvesting inspections and contractor performance, audit timber sale settlements.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry, Natural Resources or related field.

Miscellaneous:

Three Rivers Forestry was started almost 20 years ago to service the forestry needs of private landowners in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula Areas of Virginia. TRF currently manages over 50,000 acres of privately and publicly owned timberland and has sold $35,000,000 worth of timber since 1998. With 2 professional foresters and one forestry technician, the Three Rivers Forestry Team provides a range of forestry and natural resource services. From our centralized office in Tappahannock, VA, TRF is able to meet multiple types of clients locally on their property providing for their individual forestry needs.

Compensation

Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience, salary position paid semi-monthly, paid vacation schedule, 10 paid holidays, assigned vehicle provided, participation in SIMPLE IRA (after 6 month employment), disability and workers compensation insurance, eligibility for annual bonus plan (after 6 month employment), paid membership in VFA, ACF and SAF organizations.