Forest Worker

Itinerant work reforesting variety of terrain. Under supervision: Clear and prepare forests, forested areas, woodlands, wetlands and rangelands for planting; use dozer/crawler in conjunction with planter to hand and machine plant loblolly pine, longleaf pine or seedling requested, Person sitting in planter to consistently place trees (approx 1 foot long) in apparatus at appropriate time. Clean/maintain equipment. After planting season: Bed rows for next planting season and prepare fire lanes for burning. Walk along seedling tree rows, stoops, and pull clumps of seedlings from loosened soil. Knock clumps together to dislodge soil and loosen roots, and place seedlings in field trays. Tamp soil around plant with foot and planting tool. Use a chainsaw, brush blade, power thinning saws or other hand-held equipment to prepare site by thinning, spacing and removing excess trees and other vegetation. Select and cut out diseased, weak, or undesirable trees, according to markings or size, species, and grade using hand or powered saw. Spray or inject trees, brush, and weeds with herbicides to combat insects, pests, and harmful diseases using hand or powered sprayers or tree injector tool. Use a backpack sprayer or other hand held tools to spray or inject vegetation with herbicides to kill insects, protect against disease, and to reduce competing vegetation. Prune limbs of young trees to deter knot growth using handsaw, power saw and pruning tools or other hand held equipment.