Crew Lead (Senior Forestry Technician)

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The crew lead works closely with professional forestry staff on forestry projects and supervises a field crew of 3 – 7 people. Potential for travel to other Berkeley Forests properties throughout California. 

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Assist with the following:

• Supervision of field crew and sampling protocol implementation, including ensuring adherence to safety and equipment maintenance standards during all projects
• Organizing field data and preparing technical documentation and reports
• Field layout of research treatments related to fuel projects and timber harvests, including flagging and timber marking
• Directing stand improvement practices, including pre-commercial thinning; hand, mechanical and chemical weeding; planting; and pruning
• Completing field work and project maintenance for various research studies
• Surveying and collecting GIS data for property boundaries, inventory/research plots, and project areas, using Avenza and Global Positioning System equipment
• Field supervision maintaining permanent forest and stream inventory system and regeneration plots, and helping with salvage operations and contractor oversight
• Varying degrees of infrastructure maintenance