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Employer: Advantage Timberland Inc.
Location: select counties in West Virgina (see details below)
Application deadline: not listed
Full position description and application instructions
Position Summary
Advantage Timberland will be hiring a full time permanent Field Forester. Responsibilities will include all aspects of planning, preparation and supervision of timber harvesting operations. Other responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: timber cruising, carbon inventory, log scaling, deed research, forest road design and layout, GPS use, GIS use, soil sampling, planting operations supervision, and timber marking. The area of responsibility will primarily be McDowell, Mercer, Wyoming, Fayette, Kanawha, Boone, Raleigh and Mingo Counties, West Virginia.
Applicants must have a degree in Forest Technology, Wildlife Biology (with forestry courses), or Forestry/Resource Management. No experience is necessary as we will provide on-the-job training. We offer competitive salary, medical insurance w/vision, dental insurance, life insurance, retirement plan, boot allowance and continuing education.
Advantage Timberland Inc.
P.O. Box 548
Bluefield Virginia, 24605
Please mail a cover letter and resume to the above address or email to terry@advantagetimberland.com.
Employer: The Nature Conservancy
Location: CFL Office
Duration: The position will run from January 5, 2026, to June 26, 2026.
Full position description and application instructions
Position Summary
This is a full-time seasonal position with housing provided and a stated length of service from January 5-June 26, 2026. We are looking for qualified FFT1s or developing SRBs for this role, and an ideal candidate would be able to stay with us until the end of May if not the full term. We average at least 30 operations a season and provide a comprehensive experience for burn plan implementation as our crew preps, executes, and monitors most of our burns on a 34,000-acre landscape.
Duties include:
- Under the guidance of our Fire Management Staff, you'll assist with prescribed burns
- Ensure safety protocols, maintain equipment, and operate various machinery such as ATVs, UTVs, tractors, and chainsaws.
- This role may be exposed to variable weather conditions at remote locations, work on difficult, hazardous terrain and under physically demanding circumstances
- By joining our Fire Management Team, you will be a part of a highly functioning team working together to restore native ecosystems in and around the Chattahoochee Fall Line Ecoregion located in northern Marion County, Georgia
- And more!
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