Employer:  Redwood Forest Foundation, Inc.

Location:  Fort Bragg, CA

Application deadline: Interviewing now. Open until filled

Full position description and application instructions

Summary:

The Forest Manager will assist the not-for-profit Redwood Forest Foundation in managing its 50,000 -acre Usal Redwood Forest in northern Mendocino County and support its mission to acquire, protect, restore and manage forestlands and other related resources in the Redwood Region for the long-term benefit of the communities located there.

The primary responsibilities of the Forest Manager include:

• Supervise and support the professional development of the forest management team comprised of RPFs, forest technicians, a wildlife biologist, and a restoration specialist. Support programmatic efforts to actively engage local communities in the management of the Usal Redwood Forest.
• Work directly with RFFI’s CEO to maximize productive, efficient and cost-effective management of the Usal Forest consistent with the RFFI vision and mission statement.
• Coordinate log sales, accounting, payments and taxes with contractors, staff and CEO
• Provide management administration, including staff supervision, budgets, development and review of Timber Harvest Plans (THP), restoration projects, management of grants, property security and easement protection, updating the Usal Redwood Forest Management Plan, and other operational aspects of forest management.
• Oversee and participate in field audits associated with Conservation Easements, Carbon Projects, FSC Certification and other third-party activities as required.
• Plan and contract for necessary forest management support work related to plant and wildlife surveys, forest inventory, growth and yield projections, tree planting, vegetation management, road management, GIS Services and other services, as required.
• Assist the RFFI Board of Directors and staff with articulating the future desired condition of the Usal Redwood Forest and taking a leadership role in its management to achieve these conditions.