Forestry Technician - Remote Field Silviculture & Inventory

Arrowwood Consulting LLC; Danville (KY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Arrowwood Consulting LLC, a Kentucky-based forestry consulting firm near Danville, seeks a Forestry Technician for full-time field work. You will support hardwood silviculture, timber stand improvement, and forest inventories across remote terrain with GPS and maps.

Responsibilities include identifying eastern U.S. species, detecting invasives, applying management systems, and conducting crop-tree selection and thinning. Prior field experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Identify eastern U.S. tree and shrub species using botanical traits and silvics.
• Recognize exotic and invasive plant species.
• Execute shelterwood, group selection, and other management systems.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day work will vary by project demand and season.
• Timber Cruising and Forest Inventories: navigate remote terrain using digital maps and GPS across varying topography.
• Locate and assess crop trees and conduct thinning/release treatments.

Skills

Species identification

GPS navigation

Timber stand improvement

Tools

GPS

Digital maps

Job description

Arrowwood Consulting LLC, a Kentucky-based forestry consulting firm near Danville, seeks a Forestry Technician for full-time field work. You will support hardwood silviculture, timber stand improvement, and forest inventories across remote terrain with GPS and maps.

Responsibilities include identifying eastern U.S. species, detecting invasives, applying management systems, and conducting crop-tree selection and thinning. Prior field experience preferred.