Forestry Technician I – Assistant County Ranger
Core
Assist County Rangers in providing forest protection, emergency response, resource management, and environmental education to North Carolina residents and landowners.
Role type
Entry-level field operations technician (forestry)
Builds
Wildfire suppression plans, educational programs, and emergency response support
Domain
Forestry and natural resource management
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
forest management knowledge, wildfire suppression planning, GPS/GIS software use, written communication, verbal communication, task prioritization, self-motivation
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
GPS, GIS
Responsibilities
Service landowner requests for forestry assistance, promote urban tree care programs, provide forestry education to partners and schools, develop wildfire suppression plans, respond to wildland fires and natural disasters
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on IC