Historic, archived document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. cy Boserve Agsym u.8 nnTioNALECEIVE ocr 13 1972 a TURE “DEPT. OF AGRA LIBRARY DA A GUIDE T0 NONPROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT Miscellaneous Publication No. 843 e¢ Forest Service e U.S. Department of Agriculture PREFACE The Forest Service receives thousands of letters each year from people who want to know something about the Serv- wce—what it does and what kinds of jobs tt offers. Most of the questions people ask about nonprofessional employment are answered in this booklet. Revised July 1972 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 - Price 15 cents Stock Number 0100-2503 a yop with the Urey! weil be A GUIDE TO NONPROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. What Does the Forest Service Do? The Forest Service has the Federal responsibility for national lead- ership in forestry. This includes top level participation in setting na- tional 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. Forestry also in- volves less tangible values such as scenery, air and water quality, rec- reation, open space, environmental quality, 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 : 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. Helping to preserve and enhance the quality of “open space” in urban and community areas. Generating forestry opportunities to accelerate rural community growth. Encouraging the growth and development of forestry-based en- terprises that readily respond to consumers’ changing needs. Seeking optimum forest landownership patterns. Improving the welfare of the underprivileged. Involving the public in forestry policy and program formulation. Encouraging the development of forestry throughout the world. Expanding public understanding of environmental conservation. Developing and making available a firm scientific base for the ad- vancement of forestry. The Forest Service realizes the importance of being responsive and alert to the changing needs of a dynamic society. Sensitivity to prob- lems and flexibility in solving them are basic to successful leadership in the preservation of our natural environment. 2. | Am Not a Professional Forester. What Kind of Work Can | Find in the Forest Service? | The Forest Service needs a competent staff of technicians, aides, skilled workers, clerical personnel, and laborers to assist management in all phases of its work. Since many National Forests are in mountainous country which becomes snow-covered and inaccessible in the winter, much of the nonprofessional type work must be done during the other three sea- sons. Tree planting work is usually done in the spring or fall. Fire control work is largely confined to the ‘“‘fire season,” the period of greatest fire danger. In the Western States, this is during the summer, and in the Eastern States, early spring and late fall. During the summer months, the nonprofessional staff also works on flood control, disease and insect control, brush disposal, timber stand improvement, and construction and maintenance of roads, trails, campgrounds, sanitation facilities, and other buildings. 3. How Important Are the Nonprofessional Workers to the Forest Service? Very important, indeed. Nonprofessionals help the professional do the job he has to do. An engineer’s road design for a National Forest is useless unless he has a corps of unskilled, skilled, and super- visory workers to build the road. In this respect, the Forest Service is like any other large organization with its different levels of skills and functions which have to operate harmoniously. Let’s look a bit closer at the categories listed under the second question: A. TECHNICIAN.—More and more professions are finding that certain tasks that were once performed by the professional can be delegated to the technician. In the Forest Service, this approach has met with great success. Technicians have taken over from the professional foresters such responsible and difficult jobs as supervising on-the-ground operations 3 in timber sales, recreation-area use, or research activities that require the use of practical skills and experience; collecting, consolidating, sometimes analyzing, reporting, and summarizing data within guides set up by professionals; contacting the public, contractors, and other forest users for information or policy enforcement; or supervising a road survey crew on a road-building project that will make timber accessible for harvesting. B. AID.—No organization can exist without people who know how to get the basic or preliminary work done. The Forest Service is no exception. It has always been fortunate in having hard-working aids who not only get the job done, but enjoy doing it. Aids, even more than technicians, work at a variety of productive tasks that help both the technician and the pro- fessional. Some of these tasks are: Scaling logs; marking specific trees and collecting and recording such data as tree heights, tree diameters, and tree mortality; installing, main- taining, and collecting records from rain gages, streamflow recorders, and soil moisture measuring instruments on simple watershed improvement projects; serving on a road survey crew as rodman, rear or head chainman, notekeeper, or level instrument man. C. CLERICAL PERSONNEL.—Another important group of support personnel in the Forest Service is the clerical and related staff. Clerical workers are found at all organization levels, including the forest ranger’s office. A unit may require the services of one or more of the following: Clerk-typist, voucher examiner, stenographer, mail and file clerk, and dictating-machine transcriber. D. SKILLED WORKER.—For construction, maintenance, and fire control projects, the Forest Service requires such skilled workers as carpenters, parachute repairers and packers, welders, cooks, bulldozer operators, and others experienced in specific trades and crafts. EK. LABORER.—In addition to skilled workers on the numerous National Forest projects, laborers are also needed. Unskilled workers destroy undesirable trees, using poison or other methods; prune trees to improve their quality; build fire- lines; eradicate bushes that transmit the destructive white pine disease known as blister rust; plant seedlings; dig ditches; load and unload equipment and tools; and perform other supervised duties. 4. What Kind of Experience Do | Need to Qualify for a Nonprofessional Job in the Forest Service? A. TECHNICIAN.—Technicians usually begin working at the GS-5 grade level. Job titles include fire control technician, fire prevention technician, range technician, forestry tech- nician, engineering and survey technician. Candidates for technician positions must have a minimum of 2 years of general experience and 1 year of specialized experience—a total of 3 years. An example of acceptable general experience for the position of fire control technician would be experience gained in any field of forestry, or related field, that shows the applicant has acquired, and can use, the basic knowledges and skills needed for fire control work. Substituting high school or other education for parts of the general and specialized experience requirements is permitted. The exact amount of substitution allowed is determined by the nature and length of the subjects studied. Substituting high school or other education for parts of the general specialized experience requirements is permitted. The exact amount of substitution allowed is determined by the nature and length of the subjects studied. B. AID.—GS-2 or GS-3 are the beginning grades for fire control aids, fire prevention aids, range aids, forestry aids, engineer- ing aids, and surveying aids. Candidates for aid positions must have at least one-half year of general experience for the GS-2 grade, and 1 year of general experience for the GS-3 grade. In some cases, high school graduation may be sub- stituted for the one-half year of general experience. The example of general experience shown above for fire control technician would also apply for fire control aid. C. CLERK.—For Grade GS-2, 6 months of general office experi- ence or graduation from high school is required. For grade GS-3, 1 year of general office experience or 1 academic year 5 of business or secretarial school, junior college, or college which is in addition to graduation from high school, is re- quired. Applicants must pass tests covering verbal abilities ~ and aptitude for clerical tasks. D. SKILLED TRADE AND CRAFT WORKERS.— Generally, 6 months of experience assisting a journeyman worker is required for eligibility to the helper or apprentice positions, Level 5 on the coordinated Federal Wage System Scale (not to be confused with GS-5, see p. 7, 7D). Usually, each month of day class attendance in a trade school may be substituted for each month of required experience. E. LABORER.—No previous experience or education is required to start as a Laborer, Level 1. However, to perform the various manual tasks, it is necessary to be in good physical condition. 5. Are There Any Schools in the United States That Will Prepare Me for the Position of Forestry Technician or Forest and Range Fire Control Technician? - . & a, @, CA LGSE The following schools offer training and preparation for those interested in a career as forestry technician or forest and range fire control technician in the Forest Service. Other schools may offer similar programs. 1-Year Program: Lake City Junior College and Forest Ranger School, Lake City, Fla. 32055 North Idaho Junior College, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814 New York State Ranger School, Wanakena, N.Y. 13695 2-Year Pregram: N.W. Alabama State Junior College, Phil Campbell, Ala. 35581 Sheldon Jackson Junior College, P.O. Box 479, Sitka, Alaska 99835 College of the Redwoods, Eureka, Calif. 95501 Sierra College, Rocklin, Calif. 95677 Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, Calif. 95401 Lassen College, Susanville, Calif. 96130 University of Kentucky, Forestry and Wood Technician School, Quicksand, Ky. 41363 Unity College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Unity, Maine 04988 University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04473 Michigan Technological University, Ford Forestry Center, L’Anse, Mich. 49946 Missoula Technical Center, Missoula, Mont. 59801 Flathead Valley Community College, Kalispell, Mont. 59901 University of New Hampshire, Thompson School of Applied Science, Durham, N.H. 03824 Paul Smiths College of Arts and Sciences, Paul Smiths, N.Y. 12970 Haywood Technical Institute, Clyde, N.C. 28721 Wayne Community College, Goldsboro, N.C. 27530 Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, Oreg. 97470 Clatsop Community College, Astoria, Oreg. 97103 Lane Community College, Eugene, Oreg. 97402 Central Oregon Community College, Bend, Oreg. 97701 Salem Tech.-Voc. Community College, Salem, Oreg. 97303 Mount Hood Community College, Gresham, Oreg. 97030 Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, Oreg. 97420 Williamsport Area Community College, Williamsport, Pa. 17701 Pennsylvania State University, Forest Technician Unit, Mont Alto, Pa. 17237 Lower Columbia College, Longview, Wash. 98632 Everett Community College, Everett, Wash. 98201 Green River Community College, Auburn, Wash. 98002 Centralia Jr. College, Centralia, Wash. 98531 Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee, Wash. 98801 Shoreline Community College, Seattle, Wash. 98122 Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima, Wash. 98902 Glenville State College, Glenville, W. Va. 26351 The North Central School, University of Minnesota, Grand Rapids, Minn., offers an intensified 6-month course. The North Central School, University of Minnesota, Grand Rapids, Minn., offers an intensified 6-month course. Training at these schools minimizes the nonforestry basic courses included in a 4-year program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in forestry. The forestry courses relate to the technician’s needs rather than the theory needed by the professional. Additional information can be obtained directly from the schools listed. 6. Will Taking Correspondence Courses Help Me Get a Job With the Forest Service? The Forest Service cannot attempt to evaluate the merits of individ- ual correspondence school courses. However, if the correspondence course is accepted for credit by resident colleges or State universities, it may be credited toward basic education or experience requirements. Those correspondence courses which are not accredited by resident colleges or State universities do not count toward the basic require- ments. However, they do count toward bonus points in the qualifying process. That is, an applicant with the basic qualifying requirements would get some extra consideration if he had shown a keen interest in self-improvement, as demonstrated by having succesfully com- pleted such courses. 7. What Are the Starting Salaries for Nonprofessiona!s in the Forest Service? General Schedule (GS) salaries are reviewed frequently and changes made or recommended to Congress as needed. Therefore, the salaries listed are the prevailing rates as of the issue date of this publication. A. TECHNICIAN—Technicians usually enter the Forest Serv- ice in grade GS-5 at a salary of $7,319 per year. (Though the technician and the professional may start their careers at the same grade, the professional, because of his broader educational back- ground, will usually have greater job opportunities open to him and will frequently advance more rapidly and to a higher level than will the technician. ) B. AID—Aids usually enter the Forest Service in grade GS-2 at a salary of $5,166 or GS-3 at $5,828 per year. C. CLERK—Clerks usually enter the Forest Service in grade GS-2 at $5,166 or grade GS-3 at $5,828 per year. Wages for tradesmen, craftsmen, and laborers are based on rates paid by non-Government concerns for similar work in the area in which the job is located. Coordinated Federal Wage System Schedules are published once a year based on a survey of geographic areas. 8. How Are Higher Grade Nonprofessional Positions Filled in the Forest Service? | The Forest Service is a firm believer in utilizing skills, qualifica- tions, and experience to the fullest by placing 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, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, politics, marital status, physical handicap, personal relationship, age, or membership, or non- membership in an employee organization. 9. Do | Have To Take a Civil Service Examination To Be Eligible for Appointment? All permanent positions in the Forest Service are filled by appoint- ment from a list of eligibles furnished by the Civil Service Commis- sion. Eligible lists are established as a result of competitive examination ; some examinations require a written test and others do not. In an examination not requiring a written test, the applicant is rated primarily on the experience and education shown in the com- pleted application form he submits. Whether the examination is writ- ten or not, the applicant with the highest score is placed at the top of the eligible list. Competitive civil service examinations are held for all but tem- porary positions in the Forest Service. Information about examina- tions may be obtained from any of the Area Offices of the U.S. Civil Service Commission listed on page 14. Each examination announcement describes the conditions (educa- tion, experience, etc.) under which an applicant may be admitted to the examination. Read these announcements carefully. Applicants who do not meet the minimum qualification requirements are rated ineligible. 10. Can Physically Handicapped Persons be Employed as Nonprofessional Workers in the Forest Service? The Federal Government, as the Nation’s largest employer of hand- icapped people, has a well-developed program aimed at their em- ployment. There are some positions in the Forest Service to which 9 > < oJ° czy SS iT ——— AOS’ Sui =! > SIF Fog W PINCHor . 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SOUTHERN-NEW ORLEANS, L& INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY, RIO PIEDRAS PR FOREST AND RANGE EXPERIMENT STATIONS FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY INSTITUTE OF NORTHERN FORESTRY INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY oO AREA DIRECTOR STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY PROGRAMS o xX Pe © physically handicapped persons can be assigned, and whenever pos- sible, these assignments are made. However, employment on the National Forests 1s inherently ardu- ous and hazardous; male employees are subject to fire duty and may be called upon to perform flood and storm control duties during emergency situations. The Civil Service Commission has established certain physical re- quirements for these positions. They are necessarily rigid for the pro- tection of both the individual and the Government. Any physical con- dition which would cause an individual to be a hazard to himself or to others will disqualify him for employment with the Forest Service. 11. Does the Forest Service Employ Noncitizens in Their Nonprofessional Jobs? Civil Service regulations state that noncitizens may be employed only in the absence of qualified citizens, or persons who owe permanent allegiance to the United States. Since there are usually more appli- cants than there are jobs, the Forest Service has filled its positions with qualified citizens. 12. Are Employment Opportunities Equal for All? The Forest Service is an equal opportunity employer, and appoint- ments are based on qualifications without regard to race, sex, creed, color, national origin, politics, or any other nonmerit factor. This same principle of equal opportunity apples to job advancement. 12 REGIONAL FORESTERS For further general information, write to the Regional Forester in charge of the region where you wish to work (see map). The addresses are as follow: Address to: Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service Northern Region Federal Building Missoula, Mont. 59801 Rocky Mountain Region Federal Center, Building 85 Denver, Colo. 80225 Southwestern Region 517 Gold Avenue SW. Albuquerque, N. Mex. 87101 Intermountain Region 324 25th Street Ogden, Utah 84401 California Region 630 Sansome Street San Francisco, Calif. 94111 Pacific Northwest Region 319 Pine Street SW. Post Office Box 3623 Portland, Oreg. 97208 Southern Region Suite 800, 1700 Peachtree Road NW. Atlanta, Ga. 30309 Eastern Region 633 W. Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, Wis. 53203 Alaska Region Federal Office Building Post Office Box 1628 Juneau, Alaska 99801 AREA OFFICES OF THE U.S. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION For specific information regarding civil service examinations for - the positions mentioned, write to the area office of the U.S. Civil Service Examiners serving the area in which you seek employment. The areas they serve and their addresses are given in the following pages. Area served Northern Alabama Southern Alabama (Russell County, see southern Georgia); Florida counties west of Apalachicola River Alaska Arizona Arkansas (Crittenden and Miller Counties, see Tennessee and northern Texas); Le Flore and Sequoyah Counties, Okla. California: Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties Sacramento area and northern California Riverside and San Bernardino Counties San Diego and Imperial Counties Central California (Lassen County, see Nevada) 14 Address 806 Governors Drive SW. Huntsville, Ala. 35801 107 St. Francis Street Mobile, Ala. 36602 Hill Building 632 Sixth Avenue Anchorage, Alaska 99501 44 West Adams Street Phoenix, Ariz. 85003 Room 3305 700 W. Capitol Avenue Little Rock, Ark. 72201 851 South Broadway Los Angeles, Calif. 90014 Suite 125 455 Capitol Mall Sacramento, Calif. 95814 380 West Court Street San Bernardino, Calif. 92401 1400 Fifth Avenue San Diego, Calif. 92101 Box 36122 450 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco, Calif. 94102 = tie a a ie : Area served Colorado Connecticut; Berkshire, Franklin, Hamp- den, and Hampshire Counties, Mass. Delaware Florida east of Apalachicola River (west of Apalachicola, see southern Alabama Northern Georgia (Walker County, see Tennessee) Southern Georgia; Russell County, Ala.; and Aiken County, S.C. Hawaii and Western Pacific area Idaho Illinois Indiana (Clark, Dearborn, and Floyd Counties, see Kentucky and southern Ohio); Henderson County, Ky. Address Post Office Building, Room 203 18th and Stout Street Denver, Colo. 80201 Federal Building, Room 716 450 Main Street Hartford, Conn. 06103 U.S. Post Office and Courthouse 11th and King Streets Wilmington, Del. 19801 3101 Maguire Boulevard Orlando, Fla. 32803 275 Peachtree Street NE. Atlanta, Ga. 30303 Federal Building 451 College Street Macon, Ga. 31201 Federal Building Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Room 663 Federal Building 550 W. Fort St. Boise, Idaho 83702 Room 1322 219 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Ill. 60604 Bldg. 3400 Electronics Supply Office Great Lakes, III. 60088 Bldg. 103 Rock Island Arsenal Rock Island, Ill. 61201 Room 102 36 South Pennsylvania Street Indianapolis, Ind. 46204 15 Area served lowa (Scott and Potawottamie Counties, see Illinois and Nebraska) Kansas (Johnson, Leavenworth, and Wyan- dotte Counties, see western Missouri) Kentucky (Boone, Boyd, Campbell, Chris- tian, Henderson, and Kenton Counties, see southern Ohio, West Virginia); Clark and Floyd Counties, Ind. Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Boston area (Essex, Norfolk, Middlesex, Plymouth, Suffolk, and Worcester Coun- ties) For rest of Massachusetts, see Rhode Island and Connecticut Michigan Minnesota (Clay County, see North Dakota); Douglas County, Wis. Mississippi Western Missouri; Johnson, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte Counties, Kans. 16 Address Federal Building 210 Walnut Street Des Moines, lowa 50309 Room 101 120 S. Market St. Wichita, Kans. 67202 Room 167 600 Federal Pl. Louisville, Ky. 40202 600 South Street New Orleans, La. 70130 Federal Building Augusta, Maine 04330 Federal Office Building Lombard Street and Hopkins Place Baltimore, Md. 21201 (Wash. D.C. Area) Federal Center Bldg. Hyattsville, Md. 20782 Post Office and Courthouse Building Boston, Mass. 02109 144 West Lafayette Street Detroit, Mich. 48226 Federal Building, Room 196 Fort Snelling St. Paul, Minn. 55111 802 North State Street Jackson, Miss. 39201 Federal Building 601 East 12th Street Kansas City, Mo. 64106 ne Area served Eastern Missouri; Madison and St. Clair Counties, Ill. Montana Nebraska; Potawottamie County, lowa Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey (Camden County, see eastern Pennsylvania) New Mexico (Dona Ana and Otero Coun- ties, see western Texas) New York State New York City, Long Island and Rockland, Westchester, Orange, Dutchess, and Putnam Counties North Carolina North Dakota; Clay County, Minn. Northern Ohio Address Federal Building 1520 Market Street St. Louis, Mo. 63103 130 Neill Avenue Helena, Mont. 59601 U.S. Court and Post Office Building 215 North 17th Street Omaha, Nebr. 68102 300 Booth Street Reno, Nev. 89502 300 Las Vegas Bivd. S. Las Vegas, Nev. 89101 Federal Building Daniel and Penhallow Streets Portsinouth, N.H. 03801 Federal Building 970 Broad St. Newark, N.J. 07102 421 Gold Avenue SW. Albuquerque, N. Mex. 87101 301 Erie Boulevard West Syracuse, N.Y. 13202 Federal Building 26 Federal Plaza New York, N.Y. 10007 310 New Bern Ave. P.0.B. 25069 Raleigh, N.C. 27611 Room 20C, 657 2nd Ave. Fargo, N. Dak. 58102 1240 East 9th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44199 17 Area served Southern Ohio (Belmont, Jefferson, and Lawrence Counties, see West Virginia); Dearborn County, Ind.; Boone, Campbell and Kenton Counties, Ky. Oklahoma (Le Flore and Sequoyah Coun- ties, see Arkansas) Oregon; Clark County, Wash. Eastern Pennsylvania; Camden County, N.J. Central and western Pennsylvania Rhode Island; Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, and Nantucket Counties, Mass. South Carolina (Aiken County, see south- ern Georgia) South Dakota Tennessee; Crittenden County, Ark.; Christian County, Ky.; and Walker County, Ga. Northern Texas; Miller County, Ark. Western Texas; Dona Ana and Otero Counties, N. Mex. 18 Address Knott Building 21 East Fourth Street Dayton, Ohio 45402 Room 1523 550 Main St. Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 210 NW. Sixth Street Oklahoma City, Okla. 73102 319 SW. Pine Street Portland, Oreg. 97204 128 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 1000 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222 Federal Building and Post Office Kennedy Plaza Providence, R.1. 02903 334 Meeting Street Charleston, S.C. 29403 919 Main Street Rapid City, $. Dak. 57701 Federal Office Building 167 North Main Street Memphis, Tenn. 38103 Room 103 1100 Commerce Street Dallas, Tex. 75202 819 Taylor Street Fort Worth, Tex. 76102 411 North Stanton Street EI Paso, Tex. 79901 Area served Southeastern Texas Southern Texas Utah Vermont Virginia (cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church; Arlington, Fairfax, Lou- doun, Stafford, Prince William, and King George Counties, see District of Columbia) Washington (Clark County, see Oregon) West Virginia; Belmont, Jefferson, and Lawrence Counties, Ohio; Boyd County, Ky. Wisconsin (Douglas County, see Minne- sota) Wyoming Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands District of Columbia; nearby counties of Maryland and Virginia; overseas areas except Western Pacific Address 702 Caroline Street Houston, Tex. 77002 Room 105 Downtown Postal Station 701 N. Upper Broadway Corpus Christi, Tex. 78401 U.S. Post Office and Courthouse Bldg. San Antonio, Tex. 78205 135 South State Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Federal Building Elmwood Avenue and Pearl Street Burlington, Vt. 05401 415 St. Paul Boulevard Norfolk, Va. 23510 Federal Office Building First Avenue and Madison Street Seattle, Wash. 98104 Federal Building 500 Quarrier Street Charleston, W. Va. 25301 Room 215 161 West Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, Wis. 53203 Room 108 1805 Capitol Avenue Cheyenne, Wyo. 82001 255 Ponce de Leon Avenue Hato Rey, P.R. 00917 Civil Service Commission Building 1900 E Street NW. Washington, D.C. 20415 19 Other publications containing information on forestry and the work of the Forest Service are: Forestry Fact Sheet (FS—40) Forests Forever (FS-21) So You Want to be a Forester (FS-100) What the Forest Service Does (FS-20) Women’s Work in the Forest Service (MP-1058) These publications may be obtained from your Regional Forester at the addresss given on page 13. +x U.S, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE :1972 O—465-893 "woe ‘ fay OP > ; ioe an = ‘ a. we = -) : i Lone > > iy , i - aaa » s 7 7 P= - .. =a) in }: 7 "3 Ly S| To : _, : 7 . | ae oe 7 ee oe i ~~ ; i : i =” 7 . : =. heed : Fah note = f . : By 7,7. ed : J —— 4 * oo ey ; - 7 es 7 = z 7 - : te nm‘ a he a Pon i |: ay 2 Oe ie "ie : oa 1 eit ; DTT Ataf oe a ie | ile 7 ‘= 7 ze i [-. > rt a 7 14 v2 ' on 7 7 = J « ; a |) aa i> - 1) oe > i Z| 5 ae é _ a 7 - _ “a ar 7 a 7 @ i 7 ' : , / : y - = - 0 7 7 7 - 7% : 7 oa ca a 4 s 7 - — 7 7 : 7. { : ~~. -— ; »/* i | - d >. 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