Forestry Aide – Demonstration State Forests

CAL FIRE is filling temporary Forestry Aide vacancies across its Demonstration State Forests: Jackson in Mendocino County, LaTour in Shasta County, Boggs Mountain in Lake County, Emigrant Gap in Placer County and Mountain Home in Tulare County. Soquel Demonstration State Forest is noted as not hiring. The work is subprofessional forestry, fire prevention and natural resource management, normally under a Registered Professional Forester. Tasks listed include timber harvest plan field preparation, timber marking and cruising, flagging watercourses, pest control, forest engineering, recreation management, campground maintenance, establishing and measuring sample plots, resource surveys, seed processing and nursery operations, plus facilities, grounds and equipment maintenance. Appointments are expected to run three to nine months and never convert to permanent. Students and recent graduates are encouraged to apply.