SERVICE FORESTER

Lead, SD
 
Please complete and submit the Additional Requirement(s) indicated in this announcement.  The questionnaire can be accessed by cutting and pasting or by downloading one in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat.  You must complete the additional requirements and send, fax, or email, along with your application to:
  PMB 0141-1
Bureau of Personnel
500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
Fax: (605) 773-4344
Email: bopinfo@state.sd.us		  
 
Requisition #: 90628
 
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Resource Conservation and Forestry
Salary: $13.91 per hour N14
Closing Date: 12/7/2009
Additional Requirements: PLEASE SUBMIT THE SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
 
Position Purpose:  Implements, coordinates, and administers forestry activities and programs with individual landowners, city or county governments or agencies, and conservation districts; provides technical assistance; writes forestry resource management plans; and provides educational information to ensure effective conservation practices related to trees and forests and the protection of the state’s resources. Other duties include, tree insect and disease identification and management.
 
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
 
Knowledge of:
  • dendrology, arboriculture;
  • biology;
  • biometrics, and botany;
  • forest ecology, entomology, mensuration, operations, and pathology;
  • geographic information systems (GIS);
  • horticulture, hydrology, plant physiology, and silviculture;
  • range and timber management;
  • state and federal laws regulating the use of pesticides;
  • forest fire management, forest insects and diseases, tree biology, forest economics, forest planning, project design and management, urban forestry, agroforestry, and forest certification programs.
Ability to:
  • use forestry tools for measuring purposes;
  • conduct literature and technical reference searches;
  • conduct soil survey research;
  • use and interpret topographic maps;
  • use Microsoft Office products to include Word, Outlook, Access, and Power Point;
  • digital graphic software, mapping programs, and GPS information uploading and down loading;
  • write professional and technical reports that can be understood by both professional and lay persons;
  • deal tactfully with others;
  • communicate effectively both orally and in writing;
  • maintain a South Dakota pesticide license;
  • work independently with minimal supervision, or with a group in a team setting;
  • use the following specialty forestry tools;
  • clinometer, increment borer, biltmore stick, measuring wheel, compass, and Global Positioning System (GPS).
 
Comments: Travel one or two days per week with some overnight stays, and occasional extended travel for one week or more.
 
 
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