Monday 30 December 2013

Identifying Opportunities For Positions In The U.S. Forest Service

By Carey Bourdier


If you have a great love of the outdoors, particularly in our nation's protected forests, you might want to consider a career working for the United State Forest Service. There are many different types of jobs to consider, each of which requires a different level of training and education. There are more than 30,000 permanent employees working for this government agency, and here are just a few of the jobs that they do.

A forester is one job that you might consider and this is a professional position that requires a college degree or an advanced college degree. They are biologists who are trained to manage forests with the ultimate goal of protecting various species of trees, as well as sometimes being task with the preservation of other elements of the forest ecosystem, such as the watershed. Foresters learn how to use many interesting tools, such as clinometers or inclinometer, Biltmore sticks, increment borers and perhaps even a theodolite or other type of optical instrument.

Another important part of the workforce assigned at national forests and national parks are wildlife biologists. Should you become one of these professionals you will be tasked to study wild animals' species in certain environments and also tend to the animals' overall health and management in these protected areas. These areas include protected wetlands, mountain regions, a desert environment and other environments which can be highly interesting.

It is also possible to focus on only one animal variety and specialize on it like maybe to become a fish biologist or an entomologist. There are many reasons why entomologists are needed in forest services. Insects most often act as predators in forests which can destroy the trees along with other resources. And because of this, entomologists ensure that these insects do not make such grave impact on the forest in ways that is natural. Being a fish biologist, one is tasked to protect different varieties of fish species found in forests or protected lands in order to create a balance on animals within the ecosystem.

A rangeland management specialist is another job at the U.S. Forest Service and those that choose this degree typically have a college degree in Rangeland Management or a degree that concentrates on botany, soil science and wildlife biology. These professionals concentrate their efforts on the management and conservation of protected watersheds as well as grasslands and shrub lands. This includes finding a balance between protecting the land while still allowing wildlife and livestock to still make use of the land.

The jobs which have been mentioned here actually require college degrees but don't fret because there are several other jobs which need only high school diplomas or some amount of college coursework. Positions for technicians like forestry technicians, biological science technicians and also engineering technicians are also significant for the forest service.




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