Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Employment Announcement

Title: FORESTRY SPECIALIST

Contact: Jeffrey C Roe

Location: DNR SCR Service Center, 3911 Fish Hatchery Road, Fitchburg, WI 53711

Telephone Number: (608) 275-3256

Hourly Rate: $14.000 per hour.

Duration: Job starts approximately July 9, 2007

Job Description: Assist the Region Urban Forestry Coordinator in assisting local governments, planning commissions, citizen action groups and developers to direct efforts toward urban forestry planning and management activities. Assist communities in developing or improving long-term, successful urban forestry programs. Assist in administering and evaluating the urban and community forestry assistance grant program. Provide technical and educational training to foresters, mayors and other elected and appointed officials. Assist with the implement of urban forestry awareness through the promotion of Tree City USA, Arbor Day and Forest Appreciation week.

Knowledge Required: Tree physiology, arboriculture, urban forestry management strategies and procedures, and cultural requirements and management guidelines for individual shade tree species in Wisconsin municipalities; training techniques and information transfer to professionals, community officials, business leaders, volunteers and the general public; computer based systems for information management and exchange; effective oral and written communication skills, inter-personal and team skills; and state-level urban forestry programs, goals, objectives, assessment, strategic planning and implementation; financial assistance and program administration.

Application Deadline: June 18, 2007

To Apply: Submit Form 9100-162 LTE Application (hard copy also available at most DNR offices) , resume, cover letter and references to:

Jeffrey C Roe
3911 Fish Hatchery Road
Fitchburg, WI 53711
RE: Job Code 4558

Application materials will be reviewed and the most qualified candidates will be invited for an interview.

Additional Information: This position is for a maximum of 1043 hours. Hours vary and will include evenings, weekends and holidays. Must be able to travel to multiple locations. We tentatively plan to hold interviews the last week of June or first week of July.