2025 Seasonal Forestry Assistant - Forest Legacy Program Clinton, MA

Seasonal Forestry Assistant - Forest Legacy Program

Clinton, MA

05/04/25 thru 10/18/25

Department of Conservation & Recreation, Bureau of Forest Fire Control & Forestry, Forest Legacy Program

The Department of Conservation and Recreation seeks applicants for the position of Forestry Assistant within the Forest Legacy Program. 

About the Department of Conservation and Recreation:

The Department of Conservation and Recreation manages one of the largest and most diverse state parks systems in the nation and protects and enhances natural resources and outdoor recreational opportunities throughout Massachusetts. DCR is a dynamic agency and is one of the largest park systems in the nation. The DCR system includes over 450,000 acres of parks, forests, water supply protection lands, beaches, lakes, ponds, playgrounds, swimming pools, skating rinks, trails and parkways.

About Conservation and Resource Stewardship: 

DCR places are special.  ​It starts with the conservation and stewardship of our Commonwealth’s unique and significant landscapes.  ​Outdoor recreation invites all to experience these resources and see what makes Massachusetts special.​ It is the purpose of the Conservation and Resource Stewardship team to ensure these lands are available for future generations.  ​It is our passion to create a sense of place at DCR that will foster a culture of stewardship.  

About the Bureau of Forest Fire Control & Forestry: 

The Bureau of Forest Fire Control & Forestry offers programs to promote, protect and enhance healthy and diverse wooded and urban forests throughout our Commonwealth including grant opportunities for urban forestry and volunteer fire assistance, staff assistance to municipalities for fire control, consulting forestry and forest stewardship for private lands, oversight of forest health issues including insect and disease control and storm related response, regulatory guidance on timber harvests as well as forest management and timber sales on state lands.

ABOUT THE POSITION:

The Massachusetts Forest Legacy Program holds over 80 Conservation Restrictions (CRs) throughout the Commonwealth.  The Forestry Assistant’s primary responsibility will be to monitor those CRs.  In addition, the Forestry Assistant will assist Forest Legacy and Stewardship staff on related projects as needed.

 Specific duties include:

·       Conducting detailed field inspections of CRs and meeting with CR landowners as needed.

·       Documenting existing conditions on CRs using photography, GPS technology, and thorough notes.

·       Preparing detailed monitoring reports based on field inspections as needed.

·       Using geographic information systems software (ArcGIS) to develop maps of CRs as needed.

·       Maintaining various logs and records, including Forest Legacy Information System (FLIS) data