State Lands Forester (Forester)

  Washington DNR

  Western Washington, Washington, United States

State Lands Forester, NRS2/NRS1- In-Training

This position performs professional level forest management under the direction of the Unit Manager. The position works independently and has regular interaction with Foresters, Forest Engineers, other Natural Resource Professionals as well as other agency representatives, business partners and the general public. The position has responsibilities that include timber sales layout, compliance and occasional silviculture duties.
 
Primary responsibilities include:

• Timber sale design, including stream type determination, identification of potentially sensitive areas, boundary location and marking, identifying appropriate harvest systems and locating roads to access landing locations.
• Preparing documents, including SEPA, FPA and other permits, GIS maps, pre-cruise narratives, and contract documents
• Contract administration on regeneration harvests, thinnings and salvage sales.

Compensation

$37,476.00 - $56,844.00 Annually

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