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Offer: FORESTER 1*:Tennessee Division of ForestryJob description:Job InformationFORESTER 1*Back to listTitle FORESTER 1* Organization Tennessee Division of Forestry Job detail Summary: Under immediate supervision, is responsible for professional forestry work of routine difficulty; and performs related work as required. Distinguishing Features: This is the entry-level class in the professional forester series. An employee in this class learns to execute professional forestry tasks in a state forest or in multiple counties. This class will be located in state forests or Forest Inventory and Analysis. This class differs from the Forester 2 in that the latter functions at the working level. *An applicant appointed to this flexibly staffed class will be reclassified to the next higher class in the series after prosperous completion of a mandatory one-year training period; inadequate or marginal performance during the training period will result in automatic demotion or termination. Responsibilities » Assists with covering feedback received from landowners, general public, and other public agencies by gathering information from all parties and reports information to manager. » Assists with making recommendations regarding public use of state forests such as road access, vehicle restrictions, and permits located on impacts on forest property. » Walks, hikes, and works on steep, rough terrain for extended periods of time to execute timber cruising activities, boundary line inspections and timber sale preparation. » Learns to collect forest inventory data such as tree/site data, landowner information, invasive/exotic species, and pathogen information. » Learns to use mapping software to document road and inventory plot locations, boundaries, and other information. Assists in drafting specifications for construction of state forest roads. » Assists in designing public use areas and trails (e.g. hiking, horseback riding, all-terrain vehicles, off-highway vehicles) on state property. » Assists in delineating forest management units and conditions located on characterizing data variables such as forest type, stand size/class, density, and regeneration status. » Assists in providing technical skills to agency personnel and general public regarding the application of forestry practices and forestland management decisions. » Learns to use GIS software, enters spatial data, stand attributes table, cruise data, to sell timber and create compartmental plans. » Learns to write and implement State Forest Compartment Plans using forest inventory data. » As the agency’s on-site representative, assists in maintaining the scheduled work of vendors/contractors. » May assist in wildland fire response, prescribed fire application, and all-hazard incidents. Qualifications Education and practice: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in forestry or similar natural resource curriculum that includes dendrology, forest measurements, silviculture, and forest management. Necessary Special Appropriate qualifications: candidates for this class must: Possess and maintain a valid vehicle operator's license in some positions; Possess and maintain a Forest Inventory Analysis Certification in some positions; Pass a physical fitness test upon hire for participation in wildfire activities in some positions. Examination Method: Education and practice, 100%, for Preferred Service positions. income Job Type Full Time Entry Level Location Knoxville, TennesseeUnited States Posted on 2024-05-14 Expires on 2024-05-21 Desired Start Date Not provided How to submit the application: https://stateoftn-careers.ttcportals.com/jobs/14340979-forester-1-star-0507 2024-57822 Skills:
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