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Forest and Conservation Workers

ID

work_farming_fishing/forest_and_conservation_workers

Type

TASK

Children

17

Child Nodes (17)

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Check equipment to ensure that it is operating properly.

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Fight forest fires or perform prescribed burning tasks under the direction of fire suppression officers or forestry technicians.

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Perform fire protection or suppression duties, such as constructing fire breaks or disposing of brush.

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Confer with other workers to discuss issues, such as safety, cutting heights, or work needs.

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Maintain tallies of trees examined and counted during tree marking or measuring efforts.

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Explain or enforce regulations regarding camping, vehicle use, fires, use of buildings, or sanitation.

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Operate skidders, bulldozers, or other prime movers to pull a variety of scarification or site preparation equipment over areas to be regenerated.

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Spray or inject vegetation with insecticides to kill insects or to protect against disease or with herbicides to reduce competing vegetation.

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Thin or space trees, using power thinning saws.

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Identify diseased or undesirable trees and remove them, using power saws or hand saws.

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Select or cut trees according to markings or sizes, types, or grades.

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Prune or shear tree tops or limbs to control growth, increase density, or improve shape.

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Maintain campsites or recreational areas, replenishing firewood or other supplies and cleaning kitchens or restrooms.

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Erect signs or fences, using posthole diggers, shovels, or other hand tools.

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Select tree seedlings, prepare the ground, or plant the trees in reforestation areas, using manual planting tools.

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Provide assistance to forest survey crews by clearing site-lines, holding measuring tools, or setting stakes.

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Sort tree seedlings, discarding substandard seedlings, according to standard charts or verbal instructions.