Initial Posting Date:

01/06/2026

Application Deadline:

04/30/2026

Agency:

Forestry Department

Salary Range:

$3,833.00 - $5,296.00

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Forest Management Technician - The Dalles

Job Description:

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Forest Management Technician (FMT)

• Eighteen months of experience working in the field of natural resources; OR

• Associate Degree in Forestry, Forest Engineering, Forest Recreation, Fire Protection or a related natural resource field of study; OR

• An equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record. 

General Duties

You perform a wide variety of tasks in the areas of timber sale preparation, fuels reduction, and timber stand improvements through thinning, piling, and burning of fuels. You will be supervised by The Dalles Unit Forest Resources Manager and will function as a team member of a Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) crew. This crew will work to achieve the goals and objectives given to them by The Dalles Unit Forest Resources Manager. The primary function of this position is to accomplish additive work on USFS National Forest projects. The GNA Crew will assist the National Forests in accomplishing their management goals including, but not limited to, timber sale planning, pre-commercial thinning, piling, prescribed burning, both piles and broadcast, and brushing roads. This crew will also implement all-lands, cross-boundary work to achieve forest restoration on a landscape scale. In addition, this position will perform fire suppression duties as needed. Some positions may include one or more of the following:

Fuels Reduction:

Works as a part of the crew. Performs fuel reduction tasks such as cutting and clearing brush, limbing trees, modification of vegetation, chipping, hand piling of slash, slash burning, pre-commercial thinning, fuel break construction, roadside brushing, water source maintenance and other tasks needed to develop defensible space and fire breaks. Will be required to utilize and maintain a chain saw, pruning saws, chipper and various hand tools. May contact homeowners and landowners to schedule and identify work to be completed. Utilize maps and agreement documents for identification and project description for each site project. Identify various vegetation and tree species in order to prune, trim or clear for the project site.

Vehicle Operation: 

Operates department vehicles including cars, trucks, chippers and fire engines.  Ensures all equipment is ready to support fue