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Our Forests,
Our Future

Make The Join in a dynamic action program to protect, improve,
Forest Service and wisely use the Nation’s forest and range resources

Your Career for multiple purposes.

e Dedicate your training, abilities, and ideals to work that
is vital to the welfare of all Americans.

e Help to promote environmental conservation concepts
relating to the management of National Forest lands.

e Enjoy the satisfaction that comes from public service in
a great conservation cause, along with the opportunity
for personal advancement.

Issued November 1974
Slightly revised October 1978

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About the
Forest
Service

Career
Opportunities

THE FOREST SERVICE has the
Federal responsibility for national
leadership in forestry and land
management. This includes top-level
participation in setting national
priorities, formulating programs,
and establishing the pattern of
Federal policies that relate to man
and his natural environment.

But Forest Service responsibilities
and interests go beyond forested
lands. Forests and related rangeland,
grassland, brushland, alpine areas,
minerals, water, and wildlife habitat
illustrate the variety of natural
resources involved in the scope

of forestry. Also involved are less
tangible values such as scenic
quality, air and water quality,
recreation, open space, economic
strength, and social well-being.

In our complex society, there must
be an interrelationship among
objectives, policies, and goals. The
Forest Service seeks to foster this by:

e Promoting and achieving a
pattern of natural resource uses
that will best meet the needs of
people now and in the future.
Protecting and improving the
quality of air, water, soil, and
natural beauty.

the quality of ‘“‘open space” in
urban and community areas.
Generating forestry opportu-
nities to accelerate rural
community growth.
Encouraging the growth and
development of forest-based
enterprises that readily respond
to consumers’ changing needs.
Seeking optimum forest land-
ownership patterns.

Improving the welfare of the
underprivileged.

Involving the public in forest
policy and program formulation.

Helping to preserve and enhance

e Encouraging the development
of forestry throughout the world.

e Expanding public understanding
of environmental conservation.

¢ Developing and making avail-
able a firm scientific base for
the advancement of forestry.

The Forest Service realizes the
importance of being responsive and
alert to the changing needs of a
dynamic society. Sensitivity to
problems and flexibility in solving
them are basic to successful
leadership in maintaining and
enhancing our natural environment.

In 1905, 734 Bureau of Forestry
employees administered 54 million
acres on 60 “forest reserves.” Today
some 20,000 full-time Forest Service
employees aided by up to 20,000
part-time and seasonal employees
perform the many public services
connected with administering 187
million acres of National Forests.

The pleasure and satisfaction of
working for the Forest Service
largely stem from pride in the
Agency’s spirit of public service, its
record of past accomplishment, and
a strong belief in its future goals in
managing many of the Nation’s most
valuable natural resources. All of
these are intangible assets, but they
are invaluable to any job. In
employing new people, the Forest
Service seeks men and women who
are not only properly trained for the
work, but who also have high ideals
and a desire to serve the public.

The challenges of the future are
great. Among these challenges is the
need to deal with the conservation of
man’s total environment. The Forest
Service is concerned with protection
against soil erosion, air and water
pollution, waste disposal, and
maintenance of plant and animal life
in a favorable ecological
environment on 187 million acres of
land.

In a few years, the nationwide need
for water is expected to be two and
a half times that of the present. The
demand for timber is expected to
double; for livestock more than
double; for wildlife about double; and
for outdoor recreation to be at least
four times greater. These increased
needs will have a tremendous impact
on forest lands. As Forest Service
programs grow, opportunities for an
important and rewarding career will
also grow.

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Forestry

The Forest Service offers a wide
variety of career opportunities in
National Forest administration,
research, State and private forestry
cooperation, and international
forestry.

Some 5,000 foresters help to
accomplish the Service's primary
responsibilities. About two-thirds of
them work on the widely scattered
National Forests, which include over
700 Ranger Districts. Other foresters
are engaged in administrative or
research duties at Regional Offices,
Experiment Stations, laboratories,
and other facilities at more than 100
installations across the country.

The work of the forester is varied,
complex, and challenging. For
example, the forester:

-Prepares and revises timber-
management plans.

~Plans and supervises the
installation of flood control, soil
conservation, and watershed
improvements.

-Manages wildlife habitat
including big and small game and
prime fishing streams in
cooperation with the States.

~Develops recreational facilities
such as campgrounds, trails,
swimming areas, and other
installations to meet the outdoor
recreation needs of people.

Forestry “know-how” is a
combination of mathematics,
botanical and physical sciences,
human relations, engineering,
salesmanship, and business skills.
The forester is a manager dedicated
to long-range conservation
practices. But he must also meet
emergency situations, such as fire
and flood, often involving valuable
resources and human lives. His job
requires professional competence,
skillful leadership, and
resourcefulness. Above all, the
modern forester must be able to get

Forester from Oakridge District
(Willamette National Forest, Oregon)
studying an 80-year-old stand of
Douglas-fir for future sale possibilities.

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Administration is a vital forestry function.
Pictured are foresters reviewing forest
land management plans and data for the
Lewis & Clark National Forest in
Montana.

along and work with people, because
today’s important land use decisions
involve public considerations as well
as public participation.

Qualification Requirements

The basic requirement for entrance-
level forestry positions is successful
completion of a full 4 year course of
study leading to a bachelor’s degree
with at least 24 semester hours in
specialized fields of forestry.

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Foresters perform a wide range of
duties—such as measuring the diameter
of a tree to determine volume of the tree.

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Foresters studying terrain in Mill Creek
for its suitability for skiing (Lolo National
Forest, Montana).

College training should be
supplemented by firsthand
experience in forest management or
conservation work. This can be
obtained through summer school
camps, or employment during the
summer months with Federal, State,
or private forestry and conservation
organizations or forest industry
firms.

Engineering

Engineers provide technical
expertise and professional
engineering services necessary in
the efficient resource management
of our National Forests. Presently
there are approximately 1,200
engineers in the Forest Service of
which about 1,000 are in civil
engineering; the remainder are in
agricultural, electrical, industrial,
and mechanical engineering.

Forest Service engineers are
engaged in many diversified
activities which contribute
significantly to the development and
utilization of the National Forests.
Civil engineers work extensively in
the areas of systems planning,
design, and construction for facilities
such as roads, bridges, buildings,
water supply, and waste treatment
systems. There are also
opportunities for engineers to
specialize in systems engineering,
computer technology, and
geometronics. In addition, many civil
engineers, land surveyors, and
cartographers are becoming
engaged in a diversified surveying
program which includes engineering
surveying, cartography, land
surveying, and photogrammetric
surveying, as well as the sub-
specialties of topographic mapping
and control surveying.

Mechanical and agricultural
engineers work in the fields of
equipment development and
management. They may specialize in
areas of testing, selection, and use of
mechanical equipment for fire
prevention and control, chemical
distribution, brush cutting, tree
planting, timber harvesting, and
construction and maintenance of
equipment used in Forest Service
resource management operations.
Equipment required to perform
certain jobs is evaluated and new
equipment developed when

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Engineers surveying for a new road in
Grand Mesa National Forest, Colorado.
The layout of this road was done from
aerial photographs using the latest
photogrammetric techniques.

commercial equipment is not
available or cannot be modified for
use.

The large and rapidly changing field
of communications is one where
Forest Service electronic and
electrical engineers find challenging
careers. Electrical engineers are
engaged in designing of remote
telephone systems, microwave
systems, electrical transmission and
distribution, and in analyzing private,
State,and industry use requests
involving power line and water power
requirements on National Forests.

Increasingly, the problems faced by
Forest Service engineers have more
immediate impact upon people than
in previous years. Public opinion
must be considered and many other
diverse parameters analyzed. This
calls for imagination and ingenuity
and requires a new dimension in
engineering—a greater use of team
skills, interpersonal behavior skills,
and the concept of multidiscipline
teams. The engineer in the Forest
Service is part of a team made up of
many disciplines—landscape
architects, biologists, geologists,
foresters, business management
specialists, and ecologists. All of
these disciplines work toward the
solution of resource-oriented
management problems.

Qualification Requirements

The preferred qualification standard
for entrance-level professional
engineer positions is the successful
completion of a full 4-year
professional engineering curriculum
leading to a bachelor’s (or higher)
degree in engineering in an
accredited college or university.
Candidates may also qualify if they
have 4 years of college-level
education, training, and/or technical
experience that furnished (1) a
thorough knowledge of the physical
and mathematical sciences
underlying professional engineering,
and (2) a good understanding, both
theoretical and practical, of the
engineering sciences and techniques
and their applications to one of the
branches of engineering. (The
knowledge and understanding
gained must be equivalent to that
provided by a full 4-year professional
engineering curriculum as described
in the basic requirement.)

Graduate study, advanced degrees,
or professional experience will
qualify engineering candidates for
employment at higher levels.

Geology

Hydrology

Geologic conditions exert a great
influence on the land management
practices of the Forest Service. It is
necessary to evaluate these
influences for efficient land
management planning and
operations. Geologic information is
presently being utilized to determine:
Groundwater conditions for water
well developments and watershed
studies; foundation conditions for
roads, bridges, and dams; sources of
borrow material for road surfacing;
and descriptive statements and
illustrations for explaining unusual
geologic areas for the public.

The geologist

e Studies geologic literature and
collects field date. Applies
geologic and other hypotheses
and principals to determine:
geologic history, rock types,
rock structure; the origin,
composition, and classification
of landforms; and groundwater
conditions. Field work requires
the use of aerial photos and/or
maps with notes to record the
data. Seismic and electrical
resistivity geophysical methods
are utilized to obtain data deep
below the earth’s surface.

e Applies information gained to
solve problems concerning soil
stability, landslides, road
construction, bridge sites,
sewage disposal systems, and
sources of aggregate. Broad
geologic surveys with their
interpretations provide
information for planning road
nets, timber harvesting,
watershed studies, and soil
inventories.

e Works as a member of an
interdisciplinary team of
scientists, engineers, and other
professionals who contribute
equivalent information in their
fields so the total environment
is understood.

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Forest Service geologist examining rock
samples (Sawtooth National Forest,
Idaho).

Qualification Requirements
Geologists in the Forest Service must
have a degree in geology or one of its
specialized areas such as
engineering geology, mining
geology, or groundwater geology
from an accredited college or
university. Specific study must have
included 30 semester hours in
geology and 20 semester hours in
any combination of mathematics,
physics, chemistry, biological
science, engineering, and pertinent
related sciences such as geophysics,
meteorology, hydrology, and
oceanography.

Forest and rangelands occupy the
Nation’s most important water
producing areas. The hydrologist
plays an important role in the
planning, design, and
implementation of management
practices on those lands.

The Forest Service offers a wide
variety of opportunities for the
hydrologists in National Forest
administration, research, and State
and private cooperative forestry
programs. For example, the Forest
Service hydrologist:

e Determines and analyzes
watershed conditions and
associated hydrologic and
climatic variables in terms of
management potentials,
limitations, and hazards.

e Prepares plans and
prescriptions for minimizing
possible adverse effects of (1)
resource use and development,
(2) construction of
improvements, and (3) natural
catastrophe on the water
resource.

e Recommends, designs, and
assists in implementing
installation of flood control, soil
conservation, and watershed
improvements.

e Helps determine the criteria,
needs, and opportunities for
blending water yield
improvement with other land
and resource management
objectives.

e Determines the influence of
grazing, timber harvest,
minerals management,
recreation use, road
construction, waste disposal,
and other management
activities on the water resource
and on the local microclimate.

Qualification Requirements
Since hydrology is an applied
science, it overlaps many scientific
fields. To be properly qualified, the
applicant should have a broad
knowledge of soil physics, ecology,
climatology, plant physiology,
aquatic biology, geohydrology,
economics, and social science in
addition to a working knowledge of
water science, computer science,
mathematics, and statistics.

Hydrologists in the Forest Service
must have successfully completed a
full 4-year course of study at an
accredited college or university
leading to a bachelor’s (or higher)
degree with major study in
watershed management, hydrology,
or aquatic biology. Candidates
lacking a specialized degree may
qualify if their course included a
minimum of 6 semester hours in
hydrology and 6 semester hours in
analytical geometry and calculus
plus a total of at least 30 semester
hours in any combination of courses
which includes at least four of the
following: statistics, computer
science, physical science,
engineering science, soil physics,
aquatic biology, geohydrology,
climatology, or land and water
resource management or
conservation.

Collecting a water sample from a forested
watershed in eastern Kentucky to
determine whether there is any change in
water quality.

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Watershed scientist testing water sample
at Water Cress Spring, Mark Twain

National Forest, Missouri.

Landscape
Architecture

Forest Service landscape architects
are playing a progressively greater
role in making the National Forests
more usable and enjoyable for the
American public.

The work of most landscape
architects is on one of the 154
National Forests (averaging over 1
million acres). Here they contribute
to the planning, location, or design of
various land management functions
such as outdoor recreation
developments and facilities for
summer and winter, timber harvest
and regeneration, transportation
systems, forest fire control facilities,
watershed improvements,
administrative headquarters of all
kinds, public utility systems crossing
or using National Forest lands, and
wildlife habitat improvements. The
challenge is to plan for each of these
(and others) to be most functionally
effective with the least impact upon
the environment. Equally important
is planning them collectively so they
harmoniously work together within
the framework of an integrated land
use plan. Even a newly employed
landscape architect can thus expect
to assist in such activities as:
feasibility studies, land use planning,
site selection, development design,
construction supervision, and
project evaluation.

Often basic to a landscape
architect's career program is the
satisfaction of staying with a project
from initial conception to completion
of construction. The Forest Service
landscape architect is commonly a
part of interdisciplinary project or
planning teams made up of other
professionals such as soil scientists,
hydrologists, architects, geologists,
foresters, engineers, ecologists,
research scientists, and interpretive
specialists. At their disposal is
technical support such as aerial
photography, drafting, photo labs,

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Design of outdoor recreation
developments and facilities for winter and
summer is part of the job of a landscape
architect.

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Working on terrain models is an
interesting aspect of the landscape
architect’s profession.

graphics, data processing, and every
form of transportation that the job
might require. Professional growth
and additional job opportunities are
available in the nine regional offices,
the Washington Headquarters, and
Forest Service research stations.

Qualification Requirements
Personal qualifications required by
the landscape architect's job with the
Forest Service differ somewhat from
those for similar jobs in urban
environments. Considerable outdoor
work, during all seasons of the year
and sometimes in inclement weather,
calls for physical stamina and an
aptitude for the outdoors.

With as much as a million-acre area
of responsibility, the landscape
architect can expect some overnight
(and occasionally longer) trips.
Writing and public speaking skills, as
well as the graphic skills for which
his profession is noted, are
necessary in his contacts with such
groups as community planning
agencies, public officials and
organizations, and other
professionals.

Educational requirements include a
bachelor’s degree, with a 4-year
(minimum) accredited curriculum in
landscape architecture. Work
experience, superior academic
achievement, and/or graduate
degrees can qualify applicants for
higher starting salaries and
responsibilities.

Range
Conservation

Federally owned range areas in the
Western States contribute to the
stability and economy of many rural
communities. The National Forests
and National Grasslands include 106
million acres of range environment
that provide forage for big game and
for 7 million cattle and sheep owned
by 18,000 rancher-farmers.

The range management program
prescribed by the range
conservationist is tailored to fit each
National Forest range and associated
situations.

The range conservationist:

e Analyzes the range resource on
one or more of approximately
11,000 National Forest grazing
allotments, which are the basic
management units. He fits the
number of livestock and game
animals to the available forage
supply.

e Provides for uniform
distribution of grazing animals
through rest-rotation and other
systems.

e Determines the proper grazing
time or seasons and how much
grazing the forage plants and
soil can withstand.

e Measures and interprets the
response of the forage plants to
use by animals.

e Determines how to convert
forage to animal products more
efficiently.

e Determines the influence of
grazing on timber, watershed,
and recreational values of the
land.

e Controls, modifies, or replaces
low value brush and weeds with
grass, where local economic
considerations justify such
treatment. He also plans
mechanical treatments or
installations, fertilization, range
seeding, water developments,
fencing, and trail construction.

Range conservationists inspecting
grassland.

Qualification Requirements

To qualify as a range conservationist,
the candidate must complete a full 4-
year course of study in an accredited
college or university leading to a
bachelor’s or higher degree with
major study in range management or
a closely related subject-matter field.
The study must have included at
least 30 semester hours in any
combination of the plant, animal, and
soil sciences, and natural resources
management. At least 12 of these 30
semester hours must have been in
range management.

Ranger and his range staffman analyzing
the range potential of a grazing allotment.

Research

During the past 50 years, Forest
Service research has served the
Nation well by keeping forestry
abreast of the people’s needs. Now,
with the national population growing
rapidly and altering its living habits
just as fast, we are looking for more
ways to meet the needs of the future.
Research itself is changing. Solving
many of today’s problems requires
sophisticated techniques and
complicated equipment. These shifts
demand new skills in research
personnel. Until about a decade ago,
most Forest Service researchers
were graduates of forestry schools.
Today, most new research
employees have specialized
graduate training in a basic science
or in engineering.

To illustrate the nature of the tasks
and the skills required of
researchers, here is a partial list of
goals the Forest Service hopes to
achieve in the coming years:

e Increase the growth efficiency
of individual trees and forage
plants through applied
principles of genetics and
physiology.

@ Through weather modification,
prevent lightning-caused forest
fires and increase the
productivity of forests and
ranges.

e Improve techniques for and
reduce costs of determining the
presence, characteristics, and
damage of forest pests, fires,
and other destructive agents
through remote sensing.

e Develop improved techniques
for rehabilitating eroding land,
preventing floods, improving
aquatic habitats and water
supplies, and restoring
landscape beauty.

e Through economic analyses
and forest resource surveys,
provide technical information
that will help rural communities

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Forest Service scientist planting sugar
maple seedlings at greenhouse of
University of Vermont.

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Gas chromatograph is used in basic
research on control of insects that attack
wood products (Wood Products Insect
Laboratory, Gulf-port, Miss.)

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Weather balloons sent aloft by project
meteorologists are used to record
temperature changes.

Research forester at the Burlington (Vt.)
Project Station checking round bottom
flask containing sap sample.

develop and compete for
forestry-based jobs and
industries. Support programs
to improve rural housing.

e Provide knowledge for
protecting and improving forest
and range watersheds to assure
abundant water of high quality,
in combination with increased
opportunities for outdoor
recreation and for production
of timber, game, and fish.

e Devise ways of eliminating air,
water, and soil pollution
through improved forestry
activities.

e Learn how to control forest
pests without contaminating
the environment or upsetting
natural communities of plants
and animals.

e Solve the socio-economic and
ecologic problems of
recreation on public and private
forest and range lands.

e Devise feasible geographic

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patterns of wildlife habitats that
can serve people on all
economic levels.

Determine the requirements for
improving and maintaining the
esthetic qualities of forest
landscapes and rural
communities through
management of forest
environments.

Provide the scientific
knowledge needed to raise the
productive capacity of forests
to meet domestic needs and
improve this country’s position
in world trade.

Develop new and improved
forest products that are of high
serviceability and suited to the
needs and wants of consumers.

e Provide knowledge that will
assure a fair and open
marketing and distribution
system for forest products.

Achievement of such goals requires
talents of specialists in many
sciences. At the present time, some
80 scientific specialties are
represented in the Forest Service.
Career research scientists represent
many occupations—foresters, forest
products technologists, soil
scientists, hydrologists,
agronomists, physiologists,
geneticists, economists, chemists,
physicists, engineers, entomologists,
botanists, meteorologists,
pathologists, and biologists. Some
new employees are recruited for
nearly all these occupations each
year.

About two-thirds of the Forest
Service’s research units are located
on college campuses where modern
laboratories and extensive libraries
are available. The college
atmosphere and the association of
employees with eminent scientists
on campus help stimulate creative
thinking and development and
provide excellent opportunities for
continuing academic work toward
advanced degrees, and for post-
doctoral work both here and abroad.

Career opportunities are based
primarily on the scientist’s interests
and aptitude. Most research stresses
individual involvement, development,
and advancement.

Qualification Requirements
Applicants for research positions
must successfully complete a full
4-year course of study leading to a
bachelor’s (or higher) degree from
an accredited college or university,
with a major in a pertinent field of
science. This course of study must
include the specific requirements of
the position for which the individual

is applying.

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Soil
Science

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Wildlife

Management

A knowledge of soils is essential to
all phases of multiple-use planning
and management of National Forest
lands. Emphasis is placed on
obtaining and evaluating that soil
information which relates directly to
forest development projects and
resource management. Soil resource
inventories provide basic soil
information for multiplanning
purposes. Some of the soil
inventories are conducted as a part
of the National Cooperative Soil
Survey. Soil management service,
which is the application of technical
soils Knowledge to resource
development in timber, range,
wildlife, recreation, and watershed
management, is now an important
part of the Forest Service work
program.

The soil scientist:

-Conducts soil inventories on
forest lands. Determines the
distribution of areas having like
characteristics of soils and
related features including the
parent material on underlying
bedrock, landform, drainage
patterns, and vegetation (or
vegetation potentials) and maps
the soil area boundaries on aerial
photographs. Makes detailed field
descriptions of each soil type and
selects profile samples, as
needed, for laboratory
determinations. Classifies the
soils and evaluates various soil-
water, soil-stability, and soil-
vegetation relationships.
Determines the significance to
resource management of basic
differences of soil capability and
reponse potentials. Identifies
problem areas that may require
more intensive investigations.

Provides consultant soil
management services for many
forest resource uses and
developments. Participates in special
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Soil scientist examines the soil,
measuring its potential in terms of
productivity for resources, and then
advises the District Ranger what trees will
grow well and how many board feet the
site will produce; how water will behave
when it rains on this terrain and how
much will be stored in the soil; what
wildlife food plants will grow here, and if
the land can be used for forage; about
erosion hazards; and what are its
engineering properties.

recommendations regarding
resource management problems.

Qualification Requirements

Soil scientists in the Forest Service
have various educational
backgrounds. Although they have
primarily soil science degrees, some
may have degrees in forestry,
agronomy, range management, or
geology. However, they must have at
least 30 semester hours, or
equivalent, in biological, physical,
and earth sciences with a minimum
of 15 semester hours in soils.

The 1960 Multiple Use and Sustained
Yield Act recognized wildlife and fish
as major resources. The National
Forests and National Grasslands,
comprising some 187 million acres in
42 states and Puerto Rico, support a
wide variety of wildlife species and
provide some of the best hunting and
fishing in the country. Approximately
40 rare or endangered species of
wildlife and fish have been identified
and are being managed on National
Forest System lands.

Most of these public lands are in the
mountains of the Western States and
Alaska. Occurring at the higher
elevations, they give rise to many of
the cold water trout streams, and
contain most of the cold water lakes
open to fishing.

Wildlife management on the National
Forests and National Grasslands
primarily involves protection and
improvement of habitat for both
game and nongame species. State
fish and game laws apply on these
public lands, which necessitates a
high degree of cooperation with the
State wildlife agencies. Necessary
cooperation is also maintained with
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Department of the Interior.

An important and challenging part of
wildlife management involves the
coordination of wildlife needs with
other forest resource activities.
Timber harvest, livestock grazing,
and road construction are examples
of activities that can be detrimental
to wildlife and fish. With proper
planning, however, the biologist can
help make these other activities serve
the interest of wildlife.

Habitat for wildlife and fish can be
made more productive through
application of direct improvement
measures. The biologist plays a
major role in planning and
prescribing a wide range of habitat
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Fish biologist and assistant taking water

samples to aid in fish improvement work
on Moraine Lake, Ottawa National Forest,
Michigan.

game production and provide for the
needs of nongame species.

Qualification Requirements

A bachelor of science degree in
wildlife or fisheries management,
with at least 30 semester hours or
equivalent in biological sciences, is
the usual requirement for these
positions. Such course work must
include 9 semester hours in wildlife
subjects, 12 semester hours in
zoology, and 9 semester hours in
botany or related plant sciences.
Graduate study, advanced degrees,
or professional experience may
qualify an individual for entrance at
higher levels. Applicants for wildlife
management positions must show
that they have completed a full 4-
year course of study in an accredited
college or university leading to a
bachelor’s (or higher) degree, with
course work which has included 30
semester hours in biological science
and 15 semester hours in the
physical, mathematical, and earth
sciences.

A career in wildlife or fisheries
management may require
administrative skills as well as a
sound working knowledge of plant
and animal ecology. This phase of
resource management will provide a
rewarding career to those who
demonstrate the interest and
enthusiasm.

Employment Opportunities
The Forest Service is an Equal
Opportunity Employer.
Appointments are based on

qualifications without regard to race,

sex, creed, color, national origin,
politics, personal relationship, age,
membership or non-membership in
an employee organization, or any
other nonmerit factor. These same
principles for equal opportunity
apply to job advancement following
appointment.

Training

The Forest Service provides
excellent opportunities for intensive
and specialized training under
competent, experienced
administrators and scientists.

Career direction and comprehensive
on-and-off-the-job training
programs are tailored to the
individual’s needs, and are designed
not only to help employees in the
performance of present duties but
also to prepare them for more
difficult and responsible jobs.

Advancement

The Forest Service firmly believes in
utilizing skills, qualifications, and
experience to the fullest and places
employees in positions for which

they are best fitted and in which they

will be satisfied and give their best
performance. It is the policy of the
Forest Service to fill vacancies in
higher grade positions by promoting
employees who have shown their
ability to do more responsible work.

Benefits

Federal employees receive many
benefits, such as sick and annual
leave, periodic salary increases,
group life insurance at a nominal
rate, voluntary health insurance for
which the Government contributes
part of the cost of premiums and the
employee pays the balance through
payroll deductions, disability
compensation if injured in line of

duty, and liberal retirement
annuities. Paid national holidays,
monetary awards for work-
improvement suggestions, and paid
leave for military reserve personnel
are additional benefits.

Work Locations

The Forest Service is a decentralized
agency, with national headquarters
in Washington, D.C. There are nine
Regional Offices, 154 National
Forests, 10 major research
institutions, and 69 other research
work units located throughout the
country, and in Puerto Rico.
Transfers between units, often
accompanied by a promotion, are
encouraged to broaden the
employee’s knowledge and to
prepare him for additional
responsibilities.

Since the work of the Forest Service

-is carried on in many States and

Puerto Rico, the local environments
in which our people work are diverse
and stimulating. Work relationships,
both inside and outside the Service,
are as diverse as the environments
and equally interesting, since they
represent dealings with people from
all walks of life.

All permanent positions in the Forest
Service are filled by appointment
from lists of eligibles furnished by
the Civil Service Commission. These
lists are established as a result of
competitive examinations based on
experience and education. A
numerical rating is established based
on evaluation of such information.
The applicant with the highest
numerical score is placed at the top
of the eligible list.

Additional information about
examination announcements can be
obtained from any Civil Service
Commission Federal Job
Information Center. If you meet the
requirements listed in the Civil
Service examination announcement,
fill out the required application
forms and foward them to the
appropriate examining office of the
U.S. Civil Service Commission, in
accordance with instructions in the
announcement.

Applicants selected generally enter
the Forest Service at grade GS—5 or
GS—7, depending on their
qualifications and experience.
Following an initial training period,
assignments are made to operating
positions. After a year of satisfactory
performance, employees are eligible
for promotion consideration.

Regional Offices and Experiment
Stations have employment
jurisdiction over positions in their
geographic areas. For further
information, write to the regional
Forester or Experiment Station
Director in the area where you wish
to work. (See map.) The addresses
are as follows:

Regional Forester,
USDA Forest Service

Alaska Region

Federal Office Building
P.O. Box 1628

Juneau, Alaska 99802

Southwestern Region
517 Gold Avenue SW

Albuquerque, N. Mexico 87102

California Region
630 Sansome Street
San Francisco, Calif. 94111

Rocky Mountain Region
11177 West 8th Avenue
P:©. Boxi25127

Denver, Colorado, 80225

Intermountain Region
324 25th Street
Ogden, Utah 84401

Northern Region
Federal Building
Missoula, Montana 59807

Pacific Northwest Region
319 SW Pine Street

P.O. Box 3623

Portland, Oregon 97208

Eastern Region
633 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203

Southern Region
1720 Peachtree Road NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30309

Director,
USDA Forest Service

Forest Products Laboratory

P.O. Box 5130

North Walnut Street, Madison, Wis.
53705

North Central Forest Experiment
Station
Folwell Avenue, St. Paul, Minn. 55108

Pacific Northwest Forest and Range
Experiment Station

809 NE Sixth Avenue

P.O. Box 3141

Portland, Oreg. 97208

Pacific Southwest Forest and Range
Experiment Station

1960 Addison Street, P.O. Box 245,
Berkeley, Calif. 94701

Southeastern Forest Experiment
Station
P.O. Box 2570, Asheville, N.C. 28802

Southern Forest Experiment Station
Room T-10210 Postal Services
Building, 701 Loyala Avenue, New
Orleans, La. 70113

Institute of Tropical Forestry
P.O. Box AQ, Rio Piedras, Puerto
Rico 00928

Intermountain Forest and Range
Experiment Station
507 25th Street, Ogden, Utah 84401

Northeastern Forest Experiment
Station
370 Reed Road, Broomall, Pa. 19008

Rocky Mountain Forest and Range
Experiment Station

240 West Prospect Street, Fort
Collins, Colo. 80521

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More Than Just a Job

The rewards of a Forest Service career are substantial. The work is
varied, challenging—often exciting. As a member of the Forest
service “family,” you will be part of a group of people dedicated to
and working toward a common goal: the protection, development,
and enhancement of the Nation’s total environment. In short, a Forest
Service career is more than just a job—it is a way of life—an
opportunity for broad personal growth while contributing to the
creation of a better world for all Americans.

Are You Seeking a
Careerin...
Forestry

Landscape
Architecture
Geology

Research

Range Conservation
Soil Science
Hydrology

Wildlife Management
Engineering

The Forest Service
Offers You...
e Creative, challenging work.

e On-the-job training by recognized authorities in natural
resource management, planning, and research.

e Opportunity to gain broad experience in your chosen
field.

e A promotion policy that assures opportunity for
advancement.

e Advantages of Federal Civil Service employment.