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: Escalante, 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 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 producing 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.