Description:
Schedule: Maxi-flex schedule Monday through Friday. Typically a crew decides to work Monday through Thursday 10 hours per day.
Dates: 05-02-2022 - 08-26-2022
Agency: United States Forest Service
Location: Cedar City, UT
Overview:
Assist the timber program staff in tree marking for timber sales using well defined marking guidelines, silvicultural prescriptions, and specific instructions. Significant training provided with many opportunities for hands on learning experiences.
Responsibilities:
- The Timber Technician Intern will select and mark individual trees for harvest using well-defined marking guidelines, silvicultural prescriptions, and specific instructions.
- The position will require traversing harvest units, processing information, and produce maps, designating sale area, and cutting unit boundaries on the ground.
- They will also be involved with timber cruising, serve as a tally person, and operate electronic field data records.
- May become a certified timber cruiser.
- Assists or performs in the measure of limiting distances, tree diameter, tree height, estimation of defect and quality, and related fundamental timber cruising procedures.
- Observe and reports areas of possible archeological significance, and sightings of sensitive, threatened, or endangered wildlife species.
- Participate in other aspects of resource management support work such as recreation, maintenance silviculture, and fire control duties.
- This position may walk/hike over rough terrain and be subject to varying weather conditions in the field.
Qualifications:
The position requires experience working outdoors in a field setting, critical thinking, and attention to detail. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, working well in a group, and proficiency with spreadsheets and word processing software are required. Applicants who possess these skills and are pursuing a degree in fields related to earth science will be given priority consideration. All are encouraged to apply.