***Job Announcement***
Pathways Indefinite Intern / Sale Prep Forester
GS-0499-04
Rocky Mountain Region – Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Yampa Ranger District
Yampa, Colorado
Announcement # The announcement number is 15-INTERN-027526-PW and will open to on-line applications on
Monday, October 20th and close on Friday, October 24th at 11:59pm (ET).
The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest is seeking a Timber
Sale Preparation in support of the Forest Timber
Management Program. The position is located at the Yampa
Ranger District, located in Yampa, Colorado.
Position Title: Sales Prep Forester / GS-0499-04
Tour of Duty: This position will be advertised through Pathways as a Student Intern (Timber Sale Prep) Indefinite position (without a Not-ToExceed date), which allows for non-competitive conversion to a permanent employee after successful completion of education degree
requirements and on the job training. While the student intern completes the degree, the work schedule will occur around their school schedule.
Once the degree and job training are completed, this position will convert to a permanent fulltime GS-0460-5/7/9 Sale Prep Forester appointment
with the work schedule year round.
Duty Station: Yampa, Colorado
Housing: There is housing.
To Apply: This position will be advertised on the USAJOBs website as a Pathways Indefinite Student Intern in March 2014.
Position Duties:
The purpose of this position is to perform work individually or as a crew member in support of the unit, timber, silviculture, recreation, fire, wildlife
and/or range programs.
Key Duties Include:
Marks clearly specified softwood and hardwood trees for cutting as sawlogs, pulpwood, posts, poles, etc., according to prescriptions. Measures
tree diameters and heights: and observes defects under guidance of supervisor.
Traverses proposed timber sale units using plans and prescriptions, topographic maps, aerial photos, compass, Global Positioning System devices,
etc. Assists forester or technicians in the layout of; logging units, temporary roads, locations, etc.
As a member of a timber cruising crew, runs compass lines, paces or measures distances, marks and numbers plots, measures heights and
diameters and records data on field data recorders or cards.
Leads a small crew measuring and laying out the boundary of small areas designated for planting, site preparation and timber stand improvement
contracts. Personally performs work, or inspects work performed under site preparation, planting and timber stand improvement contracts
following established procedures and which involve standard requirements and are limited in size. Checks planted areas for seedling survival rate
and stocking and records information. Calls non-compliance to attention of his/her supervisor.
Thank you for your interest in this position!
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national
origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status (not all prohibited bases apply to all programs).
Persons with disabilities who require means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotapes, etc) should contact USDA’s
TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
To file a complaint of discrimination write: USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Ave, SW,
Washington, DC 20250-9401 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA Forest Service is an equal opportunity provider and employer.