Salary: $35.53 - $41.44 Hourly
Location : Altoona, WI
Job Type: Seasonal
Job Number: 22-00389
Department: Parks & Forest
Opening Date: 02/18/2025
Closing Date: 3/4/2025 11:59 PM Central
POSITION SUMMARY The Forester provides professional forest and forest land resource program management direction to the Parks and Forest Department through timber sales, reforestation programs, and forestry cultural operations. This position provides forest protection services and performs various forestry tasks.
Position is a 0.19FTE QUALIFICATIONS- Maintains professional working interaction with Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources forestry personnel, logging contractors and their employees, the public, and wood product industry representatives regarding forestry and recreational uses of Parks and Forest resources.
- Applies knowledge of timber sales to establish and administer timber sales through reconnaissance, prescription development, and sale layout; determines volume through cruise design, timber marking, timber sale boundaries, and proper cutting methods; prepares timber sale documents as required by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; develops timber sale prospectus maps; administers field inspection of all sales for contract specification compliance; plans and recommends locations for development of forest roads and trails for access to timber sales; plans for and uses best management practices for water quality and other mandated regulations in establishing timber sales.
- Establishes effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to maintain forest integrity; establishes agreed-upon cut lines between county and private land with landowners; performs marketing contracts with industry and private contractors.
- Utilizes expertise in forestry management, maintenance, and development for recreational and timber resource use; determines tree planting needs and methods; researches and designate tree planting areas; recommends proper tree species; directs and inspects planting operations and oversees contracted planting crews; maintains tree planting records to include mapping, acreage determination, and compartment computer reconnaissance update.
- Inspects plantations to determine mortality rates and causes exercising familiarity with invasive diseases and pests; determines needs for replanting.
- Applies cost analyses and calculations for long-range planning of forest management operations; plans, develops, and administers forestry cultural operations; designates project areas of thinning, release, and pruning of tree stands; maintains records to include acreages and costs.
- Provides forest protection services; monitors forest conditions; investigates and reports forest pest and disease problems; recommends and oversees necessary treatment; enforces Parks and Forest ordinances, evaluating circumstances of violations and issuing warnings or citations as appropriate.
- Assists in pulpwood and log scaling of harvested forest products.
- Implements the Endangered Resources program on the forest.
- Assures compliance for County Forest Certification through Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) organizations.
- Assists in the maintenance and inspection of various recreational trails in the county forest.
- Performs other related duties as required or assigned.
TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL EXEPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in forestry.
- One (1) year of forest management experience involving timber sale establishment and administration, cultural prescriptions, and reforestation techniques.
- Two (2) years of experience or training giving knowledge of timber types and growth characteristics, disease and insect problems, and various silvicultural methods including timber stand improvement techniques.
- Appointment will be conditional upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
- Position will require a pre-employment physical exam.
- Must have valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record.
- Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Commercial Pesticide License or ability to obtain license with one (1) year of hire and maintain thereafter during employment.
DESIRED TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL EXERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS - Experience working in northern timber types.
Eau Claire County is not only a great place to work, but has many exciting benefits!Paid Time Off (PTO): Accrual is based on years of service with the County, starting at 6.4 hours accruing each pay period (20.8 days per year), with the maximum accrual rate of 35.75 days per year.
*Manager PTO accrual available upon request*
Holidays: Eleven paid holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a Spring Holiday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve Day.
Retirement: The County provides a retirement account in Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS). Employees pay one-half of the actuarially required contributions.
Health Insurance: The County offers health insurance coverage, including vision, for employees and their families.
Dental Insurance: The County offers dental insurance coverage for employees and their families.
Flexible Spending Accounts: Eligible employees may use tax-free dollars to pay for eligible out-of-pocket dependent care, medical, dental, and eye care expenses for themselves and their eligible family members.
Voluntary Short- and Long-term disability insurance, Accident, and Critical Illness Insurance: May be purchased at group rates.
Life Insurance: The County provides the opportunity to purchase Whole and Term Life Insurance plans for themselves and their dependents.
Other Benefits: HSA, Deferred Compensation and Roth IRA, Employee Assistance Program, EdVest, other leaves, and Corporate Discounts.
Workers' CompensationSocial Security: The County matches employees' social security compensation.
Eau Claire County provides leave under the Family Medical Leave Act:
AN IMPORTANT NOTE: This information gives only a brief summary of the plans in effect for regular, full-time Non-Represented employees of Eau Claire County and may not be all-inclusive. Eau Claire County's policies and County Code govern if there are differences between this information and the policies.
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Do you have a bachelor's degree in forestry?
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Do you have One (1) year of forest management experience involving timber sale establishment and administration, cultural prescriptions, and reforestation techniques?
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Do you have Two (2) years of experience or training giving knowledge of timber types and growth characteristics, disease and insect problems, and various silvicultural methods including timber stand improvement techniques?
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