Tree Planters

Manual itinerant work to plant tree seedlings by hand and/or machine. Perform pre-commercial thinning, apply fertilizers and repellents, and operate machinery to reforest and maintain timberlands. Plant bare-root or containerized trees in a specified pattern using a mattock, dibble bar, hoedad or shovel. Dig holes at predetermined intervals and insert seedling. Tamp soil around plant with foot and planting tool. Select optimum planting location to meet spacing, soil, and shade requirements. Bare soil. Use a brush blade, or other hand held equipment including chemical applicators to spray or inject vegetation with premixed insecticides to kill insects or to protect against disease or with premixed herbicides to reduce competing vegetation. Apply repellent or fertilizer to seedlings. Minor activities include the following: Nursery activities, select or cut trees according to markings or sizes, types, or grades, thin and space trees using power saws; mark and maintain boundary lines; and sort tree seedlings, discarding substandard seedlings, according to standard charts or verbal instructions, perform utility right of way spraying. Confer with other workers to discuss issues such as safety, cutting heights or work needs. These jobs involve propagating, protecting, and managing forest tracts. Workers who apply for and obtain a FLC or FLCE certificate of registration with driving authorized by the USDOL Wage and Hour Division during the employment period may transport workers, cou