Foresters

Course Advisor; United States; On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is seeking a Forester to manage public and private forested lands for various purposes. Responsibilities include inventorying timber, appraising its worth, negotiating purchases, and drawing up contracts. The ideal candidate should have skills in reading comprehension, monitoring, and decision-making. Additionally, you will engage in educational programs focused on forest care and conservation. This role requires effective communication skills and critical thinking abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage public and private forested lands for economic, recreational, and conservation purposes.
• Conduct public educational programs on forest care and conservation.
• Establish plans for management of forest lands and forest resources.

Skills

Reading Comprehension

Monitoring

Speaking

Judgment and Decision Making

Critical Thinking

Coordination

Job description

What Does it Take to Be a Forester?

Forester Job Description

Manage public and private forested lands for economic, recreational, and conservation purposes. May inventory the type, amount, and location of standing timber, appraise the timber’s worth, negotiate the purchase, and draw up contracts for procurement. May determine how to conserve wildlife habitats, creek beds, water quality, and soil stability, and how best to comply with environmental regulations. May devise plans for planting and growing new trees, monitor trees for healthy growth, and determine optimal harvesting schedules.

Life As a Forester

• Subcontract with loggers or pulpwood cutters for tree removal and to aid in road layout.
• Perform inspections of forests or forest nurseries.
• Plan cutting programs and manage timber sales from harvested areas, assisting companies to achieve production goals.
• Conduct public educational programs on forest care and conservation.
• Establish short- and long-term plans for management of forest lands and forest resources.
• Choose and prepare sites for new trees, using controlled burning, bulldozers, or herbicides to clear weeds, brush, and logging debris.

What Skills Do You Need to Work as a Forester?

These are the skills Foresters say are the most useful in their careers:

• Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.

Types of Forester

• Fire Prevention Forester
• Wildlife Removal Specialist
• Forestry Consultant
• Forester
• Utility Forester