Forest and Conservation Technicians

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Thin and space trees and control weeds and undergrowth, using manual tools and chemicals, or supervise workers performing these tasks.
2. 02Provide information about, and enforce, regulations, such as those concerning environmental protection, resource utilization, fire safety, and accident prevention.
3. 03Patrol park or forest areas to protect resources and prevent damage.
4. 04Perform reforestation or forest renewal, including nursery and silviculture operations, site preparation, seeding and tree planting programs, cone collection, and tree improvement.
5. 05Select and mark trees for thinning or logging, drawing detailed plans that include access roads.
6. 06Supervise forest nursery operations, timber harvesting, land use activities such as livestock grazing, and disease or insect control programs.
7. 07Inspect trees and collect samples of plants, seeds, foliage, bark, and roots to locate insect and disease damage.
8. 08Issue fire permits, timber permits, and other forest use licenses.
9. 09Provide technical support to forestry research programs in areas such as tree improvement, seed orchard operations, insect and disease surveys, or experimental forestry and forest engineering research.
10. 10Keep records of the amount and condition of logs taken to mills.
11. 11Conduct laboratory or field experiments with plants, animals, insects, diseases, and soils.
12. 12Survey, measure, and map access roads and forest areas such as burns, cut-over areas, experimental plots, and timber sales sections.

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