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Inventory Forester

Skylight Forestry, Inc.
Ithaca, NY

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Job Details

Full-time | Contract
$400 - $600 a day
2 days ago

Qualifications

Tree surveying
Outdoor work experience
Bachelor's degree
Forest management
Data collection
Forestry data collection
Forestry
Associate's degree
GPS navigation
Field data collection
Natural resource management

Full Job Description

Job Description:

Skylight Forestry, Inc. is looking to hire full-time (contractual basis) Inventory Foresters. Reporting directly to the Owner, you will be responsible for collecting high quality data on the forest and implementing silvicultural prescriptions.

This position almost exclusively consists of timber cruising. Summer/Fall 2027 will include work on the Allegheny National Forest in western Pennsylvania, while winter will include work in Florida. Folks do not have to work the winter, but may do so if they wish.

Pay: $400.00 - $600.00 per day with production bonuses

Type: Full-time, Contract. Employee positions considered. Folks will be responsible for achieving quotas and meeting timeline deliverables but can schedule their work how they wish. These positions are ideal for experienced, productive timber cruisers.

Location (s): western Pennsylvania

What You’ll Do:

Conduct Forest Resource Assessments; Mark and Cruise Timber. Services performed will assist the National Forest’s Silviculture Program in implementing their forest management plans.

Marks Timber in accordance with silvicultural prescriptions (leave tree, cut tree shelterwood, crop tree release, etc.)
Cruises Timber in accordance with Regional Timber Cruising Standards and the National Forest cruising guide
Performs Stand Examinations to determine species composition and basal areas
Locates remote field sites using aerial photographs, topographic maps, compass, and GPS;
Work independently and make technical interpretations of the guide procedures for application under rough conditions
Record all measurements utilizing a personal data recorder, uploads and edits data, and completes accurate and concise plot summaries of all field visits
Coordinates with landowners to gain necessary access to plots
Collects specific plot data which can include: latitude/longitude, aspect, slope %, site index, species, DBH, height
Use standard forest measurement tools such as diameter tape, tree calipers, laser, clinometer, prism, compass, and increment borer.

Sound like you?

Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry, Biology, Botany, Biometrics, Remote Sensing, or related Natural Resources field with 6 months of prior natural resource data collection experience.

Ability to self-motivate and manage time;
Ability to work independently at all times;
Able to work in all weather conditions;
Proficient knowledge of GPS operation in the field.
Have basic computer skills (PDRs).
Ability to carry heavy loads in rugged terrain

Must have the ability to be mobile and travel to remote locations and provideyour own transportation to and from the worksite with a dependable high clearance vehicle.

Interested applicants: please send CV/Resume (cover letter optional) as soon as possible to [email protected]. Applications will be reviewed on a weekly basis, and the positions will remain open until filled. No phone calls please.

Job Types: Contract, Full-time

Pay: $400.00 - $600.00 per day

Application Question(s):

How much experience do you have working in natural resource data collection?

Education:

Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

forestry or natural resources management: 1 year (Preferred)
field forestry: 1 year (Required)

Willingness to travel:

75% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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