FOREST AND CONSERVATION WORKER

Duties of the forest conservation worker are to develop and maintain woodlands. This includes: hand planting tree seedlings w/o J/U root using a planting hoe or a planting shovel. Tubing or netting may be performed to protect the seedlings. Spraying is performed to prep future planting sites and/or maintain current sites. SPRAYING: (Only herbicides labeled for forestry applications are used. The position does not mix or load of any herbicide. Mixing and loading is done by a licensed herbicide applicator who oversees all aspects of application. Each worker who sprays herbicide must be licensed with the Oregon Department of Agriculture. Workers are trained both for safety and for technical procedures. The worker will be trained, once hired, to obtain the spraying license.) Pruning, slashing, and trail construction is done with chainsaws and other hand-held equipment. Other duties of developing and maintaining woodlands include: clearing, brush piling, pile covering for future disposal, slash pile burning, and other activities as per Forestry Land Management Services (onetonline.org) 45-4011. All duties are performed in various weather conditions. The worker must be able to walk up to 15 miles a day and stoop and bend while carrying a pack weighing up to 50lbs. All duties are performed in rough terrain, up to 40-60% slopes. Locations may be in remote areas with no trails and accessed by unimproved roads