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Open: November 12, 2026 — Closes: November 18, 2026
Summary
You will serve as a Forestry Technician and will plan and implement technical projects and perform duties in support of forestry program activities. This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last at least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of ten years, or more based on any changes to regulations governing the number of years term appointments may last, without further competition at management's discretion.
Major Duties
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Serve as a Project Inspector (e.g., observes contractor progress, observes whether or not compliance specifications are met, provides technical information, ensures quality control, solves logistical or operational problems, and maintains inspection diary) for forest restoration contracts/agreements within the scope of the incumbent's knowledge and authority. Forest restoration contracts/agreements include heavy equipment operations using ground-based and cable yarding methods. Use data Geographic Information (GIS) software to plan forest inventory, monitoring, and restoration prescriptions (marking trees for removal/retention; delineating project boundaries, riparian management zones, wetlands, and equipment exclusion zones). Implement forest vegetation sampling to characterize and monitor ecosystem response to restoration treatments including timber cruising using variable radius plots, establishing new and remeasuring pre-established vegetation plots, transects and photo points. Use database management systems and GIS to store and conduct advanced analysis of large data sets, create reports and maps. Conduct hazard tree survey and mitigation, mark trees for retention or removal with industrial timber marking paint while checking for stand density retention targets. Lead/oversee lower-graded technicians, interns, and volunteers in performing ecological field studies, vegetation, or restoration projects. Redwood National and State Parks is located in northern California along the Pacific Northwest coastline. It is recognized as both a World Heritage Site and an International Biosphere Reserve. These designations reflect worldwide awareness of the parks' resources as "irreplaceable." Under the Redwood National Park Expansion Act of 1978, congress expanded the national park and directed the National Park Service to rehabilitate the previously logged lands within the park. Forty years of restoration efforts have culminated in formation of the Redwoods Rising Collaborative. Formalized in 2018, Redwoods Rising is a collaborative, landscape-scale restoration initiative among the National Park Service, Save the Redwoods League, and California State Parks. Together, we are implementing a massive restoration effort to improve forest and watershed conditions across the 120,000 acres of forests in Redwood National and State Parks. This position serves as technician and project inspector for restoration work under the Redwoods Rising banner. For more information visit: https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm https://www.nps.gov/redw/redwoodsrisingmain.htm