Forestry Technician/Internship

Hiring Organization: Morlock Forestry
Employment type: Internship
Job Location: Nevada, OH
Application Due Date: June 29, 2025

Type: Forestry Technician/Internship

Anticipated Start Date: June 1st 2025 (Flexible start for end of exams)

Anticipated End Date: August 31^st 2025 (Flexible start for return to school)

General Description:

This position is a paid position where you will work and learn underneath a SAF certified consulting forester. Workdays can typically include duties related, but are not limited to; invasive species treatment, timber cruising, timber marking, forest landowner consultations, tree plantings, wildflower plantings, forest management plan writing, equipment maintenance, map creation, and timber stand improvement. Work will be approximately 80% field and 20% office. Traditional service area for Morlock Forestry is the Northwest 24 counties of Ohio.

This position does not require experience, and was made with the intent of giving experience in practical forestry management. Morlock Forestry is willing to take the time to provide training, get you connected with other professionals, and assist you with reaching your post-education career goals.

Key responsibilities:

Treating invasive species using mechanical and chemical treatment
Note taking during forest landowner meetings, timber marking, and timber cruising
Timber marking, harvest stand marking, flagging, and timber cruising (pending abilities)
Timber sale inspections
Timber stand improvement using mechanical and chemical treatment
Tree planting and planting inspections
Cleaning, maintaining, and fixing equipment such as chainsaws, sprayers, brush cutters, trucks, tractors, and tractor implements
Forest management plan writing- soils, maps, parcel information, and addendums
Map creation using QGIS software
Assistance at events/presentations
Data entry, report writing, and data manipulation in Excel, Word, and SILVAH
Social media content creation, advertising, website development

Expectations:

Majority of the work is outside of an office. This may include working extended periods in rainy, hot, cold, humid, and foggy conditions.
Work often involves parking on dirt, stone, and other unpaved surfaces.

Minimum Qualifications:

Student Majoring in a Forestry or Wildlife focused Bachelor’s degree. Must be in or above 2^nd year at school and have already taken and passed the tree identification class
Legible handwriting
Good communication and technical skills
Valid driver’s license with safe operational skills
Must be 18 years of age or older
Must have and maintain physical fitness that allows individual to:
- Regularly lift and move 20-50 lbs.
- Regularly hike 2-3 miles 3-4 days a week on muddy, uneven, rocky, or otherwise challenging outdoors conditions
Proficient with Microsoft word, excel, PowerPoint
Soft Skills: communication, time management, adaptability, strong work ethic, teamwork, positive attitude

Preferred Qualifications:

CPR/1^st Aid certified
NWCG red card, or wildland firefighting training/experience
Experience with pesticide application/treatment
Experience operating machinery, specifically tractors, chainsaws, and brush cutters
Experience backing/parking a trailer
GIS software experience
Experience scaling trees

Compensation and Benefits:

Hours per week: 40
Base Salary: $25/Hour ($13,000 for a three-month appointment)
Standard schedule of 4 days/10 hours per week
Weekly flex schedule if needed for weather/long days
3 days PTO
Paid holiday(s): 4^th of July
Hotel and per diem if performing duties requiring overnight stay

How to Apply:

Please send a text message to the phone number (419-308-9817) in the header so we can set up a date for a phone call. Email:

morlockforestry@gmail.com

Interview process:

After receiving a text, we will set up a phone interview that will informal. Mostly to get to know you, your career goals, if you are a good fit, and to ask some general questions. After phone calls we will set up an in-person interview that is close to your school OR works for both you and Morlock Forestry.

Those selected for an in-person interview will have a 1-hour meeting that involves a walk in the woods to simulate a landowner visit. After the visit you will have a half hour to write a brief summary on the visit to demonstrate your writing and note taking skills. This may be hand written or typed. You are expected to wear appropriate footwear for walking the woods, earth tone pants or blue jeans with belt, and an appropriate shirt for the weather. If wearing a t shirt, it must be a plain single color OR a shirt of the college you are attending. Ballcaps and sunhats are permitted. Ballcaps may only be plain or a hat with your college on it. A pen/ pencil and paper/notebook are expected to take notes during the visit. You will submit your field notes to Morlock Forestry at the end of the summary portion. Morlock Forestry can provide bug spray, sunscreen, a Biltmore stick and Cruz-all for the field portion.

This position will remain open for applications until June 29^th OR the role is filled.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or national origin.