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Forestry Technician (Recreation or Timber)
USDA Forest Service
Chatsworth, Georgia
- Contacts recreational visitors to provide factual information and answers questions about recreation opportunities, rules, regulations, and information on resource management practices on the unit.
- Collects monies from sale of recreation use permits at designated fee sites. Keeps records of sales, safeguards monies, and unused permits.
- Performs limited law enforcement duties under close supervision of a qualified law enforcement officer.
- Patrols recreation areas for compliance by day visitors and campers with established rules and regulations posted in the area. Reports apparent violations to supervisor.
- As a crew member or leader, performs routine recreation and trail maintenance and cleanup work including repairing minor damage of recreation facilities; i.e., tables, toilets, buildings, signs, fire pits, trails, etc.
- Assists in trail contract inspection.
- Marks clearly specified softwood and hardwood trees for cutting as sawlogs, pulpwood, posts, poles, etc., according to prescriptions. Measures tree diameters and heights and observes defects under guidance of supervisor.
- Traverses proposed timber sale units using plans and prescriptions, topographic maps, aerial photos, compass, Global Positioning System devices, etc. Assists in the layout of logging units, temporary roads, locations, etc.
- As a member of a timber cruising crew, runs compass lines, paces or measures distances, marks and numbers of plots, measures heights and diameters and records data on field data recorders or cards.
- Assists on range analysis and maintenance and construction of range structural improvements.
| Category | Forestry , Outdoor Recreation |
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