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Forestry, B.S. | Class of
Carter Krewson
Forestry Technician
Employer: Small Forestry Consulting firm in Humboldt County, CA.
Job description: As a forestry technician at a small forestry consulting firm in Humboldt County, I get to do a wide variety of work: reforestation, fuels management, wildlife surveys, GIS and map-making, timber inventory and appraisals, and assisting our RPF’s with all aspects of Timber Harvest Plan and Non-Industrial Timber Management Plan writing and administration. Every client has a slightly different management objective, but in the end the goal is always to implement an ecologically-sound management plan that adheres to principles of sustainable forestry. In my job I am consistently pushed to hone my craft and there is rarely a day at work where I don’t learn something new or build on my education in some way, and for that, I feel very fortunate.
About Carter
What would you say to prospective students who are thinking about applying to this program?
If you’re looking for a mentally and physically engaging career that you can wake up excited about every day, a degree in forestry is a great place to start. The variety of unique career opportunities and potential to work in some of our most beautiful and wild places are just a couple of the reasons that forestry may be for you. There is a growing need for environmentally-minded individuals in the natural resources and the reality is that, as a forester you are able to lay the ground work for conscientious land-stewardship and the responsible long-term management of one of our most valuable renewable resources.