Forestry Technician (Recreation, Timber, Range)

• Contacts recreational visitors to provide factual information and answers questions about recreation opportunities rules regulations and information on resource management practices on the unit.
• Collects monies from sale of recreation use permits at designated fee sites. Keeps records of sales safeguards monies and unused permits.
• Performs limited law enforcement duties under close supervision of a qualified law enforcement officer.
• Patrols recreation areas for compliance by day visitors and campers with established rules and regulations posted in the area. Reports apparent violations to supervisor.
• As a crew member or leader performs routine recreation and trail maintenance and cleanup work including repairing minor damage of recreation facilities; i.e. tables toilets buildings signs fire pits trails etc.
• Assists in trail contract inspection.
• Marks clearly specified softwood and hardwood trees for cutting as sawlogs pulpwood posts poles etc. according to prescriptions. Measures tree diameters and heights and observes defects under guidance of supervisor.
• Traverses proposed timber sale units using plans and prescriptions topographic maps aerial photos compass Global Positioning System devices etc. Assists in the layout of logging units temporary roads locations etc.
• As a member of a timber cruising crew runs compass lines paces or measures distances marks and numbers of plots measures heights and diameters and records data on field data recorders or cards.
• Assists on range analysis and maintenance and construction of range structural improvements.
• Contacts range permittees and communicates to them Forest Service range policies and basic requirements of permit.
• Counts designated permitted livestock to ensure numbers are in compliance with permit checks range condition including structures and checks for trespass livestock.

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Direct Deposit Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of your choosing.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities visit .

In order to qualify you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position visit the Office of Personnel Managements General Schedule Qualification Standards.

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary.

GS-04: Applicants must have six months of general experience (any type of work that demonstrated the ability to perform the work of the position or experience that provided a familiarity with the subject matter or processes of the broad subject area of the occupation) AND six months of specialized experience that is directly related to the work of the position; OR successful completion of 2 years of study that included at least 12 semester hours in any combination of courses such as forestry agriculture crop or plant science range management or conservation wildlife management watershed management soil science natural resources (except marine fisheries and oceanography) outdoor recreation management civil or forest engineering or wildland fire science (no more than 3 semester hours in mathematics is creditable); OR an appropriate combination of experience and education above high school as described above. The education must have been obtained in an accredited business secretarial or technical school junior college college or university and include courses that are related to the occupation of the position.

Examples of general experience include: Performed farm/ranch labor such as feeding/tending livestock or general maintenance of farm/ranch facilities; Worked in a greenhouse nursery or landscaping e.g. planting moving watering and tending plants; Worked as an animal caretaker in a laboratory zoo or pet store; Other work experience paid or unpaid e.g. volunteer work at a park youth camp hospital community sports league local fire department etc.

Examples of specialized experience include: Performing Forestry technician work; or engineering range or soil conservation technician work that involved the application of cultural resource conservation or land management practices on non-forest or ranch lands when combined with knowledge of forestry operations and equipment. Farming or ranching work that involved application of cultural and soil and water conservation practices including safety and use of equipment and that provided a basic understanding of land use. Forest or range fire control prevention or suppression work. Techniques and practices relating to natural resources management programs (i.e. timber and silviculture recreation and trails wildlife fisheries watershed improvement range special uses and others).

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community student social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

To receive consideration for this position you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.