Northwest Youth Corps - 640 Hours

Individual Placement

U.S. Forest Service – Willamette National Forest

Sweet Home Ranger & Detroit Ranger Districts

Position Title: Timber Presale Support Individual Placement – 640 hours (16 weeks)

Position Summary:

The U.S. Forest Service – Willamette National Forest is recruiting 3-4, 640 Hour Timber Presale Support Individual Placements starting April/May through July/August to provide Presale Support between the Sweet Home Ranger District and the Detroit Ranger District. The individual placements will serve with the Timber Crew. The incumbent would typically work 4 ten-hour days per week as the districts look to increase their capacity in timber sale preparation to support the Agency's goals for Active Forest Management.

About Northwest Youth Corps (NYC):

Northwest Youth Corps was created in 1984 to offer teenagers and young adults an education-based, work experience modeled after the historic Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930's. Today, we serve over 1,000 youth and young adults each year across a four-state region who restore critical habitat, build trails, lead volunteers, and educate youth and young adults to learn, grow and experience success.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

This position is located in a Ranger District to perform presale, and similar duties as part of the timber organization. Specific activities include:

• Selects and marks individual trees for harvest using well defined marking guidelines, silvicultural prescriptions, and specific instruction.
• Traverses harvest units.
• Designates sale area and cutting unit boundaries on the ground.
• For timber cruising, serve as tally person and may operate electronic field data recorders. Assists in the measure of limiting distances, tree diameter, tree height, estimation of defect and quality, and related fundamental timber cruising procedures. Timber cruising is done under the direct supervision of a qualified timber cruiser.
• Observes and reports areas of possible archeological significance, and sightings of sensitive, threatened or endangered wildlife species.
• Participates in other aspects of resource management support work such as recreation, maintenance, silviculture, tree planting, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Ages 18-30 (up to 35 for veterans)
• U.S. Citizen or lawful, permanent resident
• Must pass a background/driver check
• Willingness to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to work outdoors in remote settings, in inclement weather, and on steep, uneven ground.

Desired Qualifications:

• Practical working knowledge of forestry methods and techniques, and a knowledge of resource values and their relationships.
• Basic knowledge of timber cruising practices including: measurement techniques, defect recognition, data recording, etc.
• Skill in the application of standard methods and standard technical guidelines in accurately recording data, and in the use of basic tools.
• Basic knowledge of silvicultural treatments sufficient to understand marking guides. Ability to identify local tree species, diseases, defects, and other common characteristics important to selection of harvest trees.
• Basic knowledge of logging methods, mapping techniques, and Forest Service objectives, policies and practices particular to timber sale preparation.
• Driver's License
• Personal transportation

Duty/Housing Location:

Duties are performed within the Willamette National Forest, focused on either the Sweet Home or Detroit Ranger Districts. Sweet Home is a full-service community with several small communities within commuting range of the Detroit office.

Government owned housing may be available during the term of this position in Detroit.

Terms of Employment:

Starting April/May through July/August, each selected individual placement will complete a term of 16 weeks of service. Additional weeks may be included depending on work needs and a mutual agreement between the individual placement and the Forest Service. The individual placement will average 40 hours of labor per week, minus holidays.

Individual Placements are responsible for providing their own personal transportation and food.

Program Benefits:

Individual placement will earn $11,520 living allowance dispersed on a monthly basis throughout the 16 weeks. This position includes a $300 gear reimbursement fund. The living allowance are taxable.

Application Instructions

Application Deadline: Until Filled

Interviews: Will occur as qualified applications are received.

Type of position: Individual Placement

Service Dates: April/May through July/August

Length of Term: 16 Weeks (640 Hours)

How to apply:

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references and completely fill out the application form found at https://nwyouthcorps.workbrightats.com/jobsearch/?job_board_classification=Internships

Please select "Willamette National Forest - Timber Presale Support Individual Placement" when applying.

Additional Information

If you have questions about the position, please reach Northwest Youth Corps Internship Department at interns@nwyouthcorps.org or Recreation Program Manager, Matthew Peterson at matthew.peterson1@usda.gov.

All job offers are contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check (criminal history and driving history).