According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Keep records of the amount and condition of logs taken to mills. | 77% |
| Thin and space trees and control weeds and undergrowth, using manual tools and chemicals, or supervise workers performing these tasks. | 77% |
| Manage forest protection activities, including fire control, fire crew training, and coordination of fire detection and public education programs. | 76% |
| Monitor activities of logging companies and contractors. | 76% |
| Perform reforestation or forest renewal, including nursery and silviculture operations, site preparation, seeding and tree planting programs, cone collection, and tree improvement. | 74% |
| Plan and supervise construction of access routes and forest roads. | 73% |
| Train and lead forest and conservation workers in seasonal activities, such as planting tree seedlings, putting out forest fires, and maintaining recreational facilities. | 73% |
| Select and mark trees for thinning or logging, drawing detailed plans that include access roads. | 73% |
| Supervise forest nursery operations, timber harvesting, land use activities such as livestock grazing, and disease or insect control programs. | 72% |
| Patrol park or forest areas to protect resources and prevent damage. | 69% |
| Provide information about, and enforce, regulations, such as those concerning environmental protection, resource utilization, fire safety, and accident prevention. | 69% |
| Develop and maintain computer databases. | 68% |
| Inspect trees and collect samples of plants, seeds, foliage, bark, and roots to locate insect and disease damage. | 66% |
| Measure distances, clean sightlines, and record data to help survey crews. | 66% |
| Issue fire permits, timber permits, and other forest use licenses. | 65% |
| Map forest tract data using digital mapping systems. | 65% |
| Survey, measure, and map access roads and forest areas such as burns, cut-over areas, experimental plots, and timber sales sections. | 61% |
| Provide forestry education and general information, advice, and recommendations to woodlot owners, community organizations, and the general public. | 61% |
| Provide technical support to forestry research programs in areas such as tree improvement, seed orchard operations, insect and disease surveys, or experimental forestry and forest engineering research. | 57% |
| Conduct laboratory or field experiments with plants, animals, insects, diseases, and soils. | 57% |
| Install gauges, stream flow recorders, and soil moisture measuring instruments, and collect and record data from them to assist with watershed analysis. | 51% |
