Lead Collaborative Forestry Technician, Sierra Institute for Community and Environment
About The Position
The Sierra Institute for Community and Environment is hiring one lead collaborative forestry technician to serve as a crew lead for a collaborative forestry crew. This is a temporary full time position working 40 hours a week. The lead forestry technician will lead the crew in performing forestry work necessary to advance critical timber management and restoration treatment on public and private lands. Technicians may work on various projects being advanced by Sierra Institute in collaboration with diverse partners (USFS, NPS, private landowners, etc.). Work will include unit boundary marking, GPSing unit boundaries, marking and cruising timber, and delineating boundaries of hand thinning units. The lead forestry technician will operate under the direction of SI office support staff and with guidance from project partners. Work objectives will be derived from treatment and management goals and will follow prescriptions developed for specific project areas. The collaborative forestry crew will be expected to spend a small portion of their time contributing to empowering the next generation of natural resource stewards through sharing forestry knowledge with Sierra Institute's high school youth corps members. Collaborative forestry technicians may also assist as needed with other tasks necessary to advancing collaborative restoration priorities. This is a unique opportunity to advance pivotal collaborative forest and watershed restoration projects that aim to protect rural communities from catastrophic wildfire and restore the unique landscapes of the northern Sierra and southern Cascades.
Responsibilities
- lead the crew in performing forestry work necessary to advance critical timber management and restoration treatment on public and private lands
- unit boundary marking
- GPSing unit boundaries
- marking and cruising timber
- delineating boundaries of hand thinning units
- contributing to empowering the next generation of natural resource stewards through sharing forestry knowledge with Sierra Institute's high school youth corps members
- assist as needed with other tasks necessary to advancing collaborative restoration priorities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
51-100 employees
