• Job Description

  Req#: 858177900
  Job Corps graduates are encouraged to apply
  
  This position is located in a Forest Service unit. The purpose of the position is to serve as a resource crew member in support of the unit's program in any of the following resource areas: timber, recreation, or range.
  
  Duties
  
  
  • Performs the full range of standardized forestry support duties for assigned resource area(s) such as timber, recreation, range, or research activities.
  • Assists in one or more of the following duties:
  • Cruising timber by following specific instructions on taking and recording simple measurements and running compass lines in the field using compass and chain;
  • Noting compliance with rules and regulations on parking, campfire, sanitation, use of picnic sites, or hunting and fishing; maintaining and cleaning up recreation/wilderness areas;
  • Performing various standard duties related to silviculture activities.
  • Uses tools such as crosscut saws, adze, axes, and hand tools to maintain wilderness areas, facilities, and trails.
  • Performs trail maintenance to meet established trail standards.
  • Improves the quality of wilderness areas by reducing erosion at campsites and restoring the area's natural vegetation.
  • Clears and dismantles abandoned camps, packs out garbage and occasionally helps develop and present Leave No Trace camping programs.
  • Takes and/or records basic measurements such as compass readings, distance measurements, tree heights, tree diameters, tree growth, and determines common species.
  • Receives training on marking trees for cutting using tools such as Spiegel Relaskop, clinometer, compass, chain, diameter tape, increment borer, electronic field data recorder, etc.
  • Performs data collection from a checklist for use in inventorying and monitoring resources.
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  • You must be a US Citizen or US National.
  • Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
  • Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
  • Direct Deposit Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of your choosing.
  • Must be 18 years of age.
  • Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.

• About the company

  The United States Department of Agriculture, also known as the Agriculture Department, is the federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food. It aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promotes agricultural trade and production, works to assure food safety, protects natural resources, fosters rural communities and works to end hunger in the United States and internationally.

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