Forester I (Biotech)
Who you are:
You love the outdoors and are naturally curious. You want a career in forestry that includes harvest unit layout and reforestation. With a degree (or coursework) in Forestry or a related field, you're eager to apply your experience from internships or seasonal jobs in forest management, reforestation, logging, or wildland firefighting. Detail-oriented and adaptable, you're comfortable monitoring forest health and managing contractors. You're organized, proactive, and ready to contribute to sustainable forest management.
What the job is:
The Forester 1 role is an entry point into a rewarding career as a private timberland Registered Professional Forester (RPF). Under the guidance of an RPF, you'll have two potential paths to shape your career in private forestland management.
One path focuses on assisting with the engineering of harvest units and road systems for Timber Harvest Plans (THPs), ensuring compliance with our Habitat Conservation Plans, the Forest Practice Act, and other state, federal, and property-wide regulations.
The other path involves working closely with our Silviculture team in forest regeneration, supporting long-term sustainability. You'll administer contracts for planting and vegetation management, oversee pre-commercial thinning programs, and conduct stand exams, while assisting with other resource management tasks.
This role involves:
Flagging harvest boundaries, stream protection zones, wildlife retention areas, and key habitat features (like snags, ponds, and seeps).
Conducting timber cruising and harvest tree marking within protected areas.
Performing field reconnaissance, describing site conditions, and working with the RPF to resolve layout issues and design harvest units.
Accurately documenting technical information for each THP.
Assisting in designing future harvest areas and access roads.
Supporting the RPF during pre-harvest, active, or post-harvest inspections alongside contractors and regulatory agencies.
Conducting stocking surveys and collecting regeneration data.
Assisting with data collection on projects like thinning, slash treatments, and biomass harvesting.
Contributing to wildlife or stream assessments, surveying, and contract logging under RPF guidance.
If you're new to some of these tasks, our team will provide thorough training to help you build the skills you need to grow your career in natural resources. We also prioritize your safety with extensive training before you head into the field. Our goal is to support your career development, including a clear path to becoming a Registered Professional Forester if that's your aim.
What the department is like:
We value team members who bring their expertise, strong work ethic, and a commitment to continuous learning. Our forestry department fosters professional growth by encouraging questions, welcoming new ideas, and providing support to one another.
Where you'll work:
You'll be working across nearly 400,000 acres of private forestlands along the Northern California coast, covering Humboldt, Del Norte, and Mendocino counties. These lands feature diverse terrain and working forests where you'll play a key role in responsible forest management and sustainability efforts.
Compensation Details:
The wage for this position is $22.00 to $25.25 per hour based on your experience and demonstrated skill level. The wage is just one part of Green Diamond's total compensation package. Other rewards include eligibility to receive an annual company financial bonus, and a bonus based on your own performance.
In addition, Green Diamond offers a generous benefit package to include medical/vision and dental, life and disability insurance, 401(k) plan with match and profit sharing. Paid time off includes 9 designated and up to 2 personal holidays, 10 vacation days, 10 sick days, 30 days parental leave, 3 days bereavement, an extra 2 days bereavement unpaid, jury duty, 1 volunteer day, and 5 days family care. Also provided is a company vehicle for business use. More information about benefits can be viewed on our website: www.greendiamond.com/people/career-opportunities
Who Green Diamond is:
We grow and nurture forests, a renewable resource to build homes, schools, and household necessities; sequestering and storing carbon every single day we operate. We're a 5th generation, family-owned company that is guided by our values of environmental stewardship and supporting our local communities. The history of our Company spans over 130 years. We do what's right, even when it is the harder path to follow. We focus on the health and safety of our people first - by taking care of all our resources, we plan to be here for another 130 years.
