Forestry Technician 1
o Contact property owners to obtain permission to enter property for survey and/or control and educate them about giant hogweed & DEC's control program o Implement manual control of giant hogweed at small sites with less than 100 plants and in sensitive portions of larger sites. This is a labor-intensive process and involves using a shovel to cut the plant taproot 5 inches below ground level. o Implement chemical control of giant hogweed while working under the supervision of a certified commercial pesticide applicator. Accord XRT II will be applied using an appropriate backpack sprayer and nozzle to minimize non-target effects, according to the product label and manufacturer's safety instructions. The recommended manufacturer's dose will be used, and label instructions followed. All necessary equipment will be provided. Landowners will be notified prior to herbicide application and provided with a copy of the herbicide label. o Removal and safe disposal of all giant hogweed flower/seed heads found. o Scout each site for additional giant hogweed plants within a 500-square foot radius of the known, visible giant hogweed plants. Survey along stream corridors for new infestations. o Conduct field surveys with the use of a hand-held GPS and mobile mapping unit and plot giant hogweed location polygons and records on digital maps. o Acquire and inventory digital photographs of specific control sites to monitor yearly progress. o Maintain detailed records of the control activities and site information for each site.
Job Function
o Contact property owners to obtain permission to enter property for survey and/or control and educate them about giant hogweed & DEC's control program o Implement manual control of giant hogweed at small sites with less than 100 plants and in sensitive portions of larger sites. This is a labor-intensive process and involves using a shovel to cut the plant taproot 5 inches below ground level. o Implement chemical control of giant hogweed while working under the supervision of a certified commercial pesticide applicator. Accord XRT II will be applied using an appropriate backpack sprayer and nozzle to minimize non-target effects, according to the product label and manufacturer's safety instructions. The recommended manufacturer's dose will be used, and label instructions followed. All necessary equipment will be provided. Landowners will be notified prior to herbicide application and provided with a copy of the herbicide label. o Removal and safe disposal of all giant hogweed flower/seed heads found. o Scout each site for additional giant hogweed plants within a 500-square foot radius of the known, visible giant hogweed plants. Survey along stream corridors for new infestations. o Conduct field surveys with the use of a hand-held GPS and mobile mapping unit and plot giant hogweed location polygons and records on digital maps. o Acquire and inventory digital photographs of specific control sites to monitor yearly progress. o Maintain detailed records of the control activities and site information for each site.
Salary Range:
From $18.22 to $18.22 Hourly
Minimum Qualification
Thirty (30) semester credit hours, including twelve (12) semester credit hours in forestry, which must include at least one course in three or more of the following areas:
botany, dendrology, forest biology, forest ecology, forest ecosystem management, forest entomology, forest health, forest mensuration, forest pathology, forest protection, forest soils, general soils, geographic information systems, land surveying and silviculture OR One (1) year of technical forestry experience in one (1) or more of the following areas:
forest management, including sale and removal of timber products; nursery management, including the transplanting of tree or shrub seedlings; forest pest management, including control of diseases and insect pests.Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Job Function
o Contact property owners to obtain permission to enter property for survey and/or control and educate them about giant hogweed & DEC's control program o Implement manual control of giant hogweed at small sites with less than 100 plants and in sensitive portions of larger sites. This is a labor-intensive process and involves using a shovel to cut the plant taproot 5 inches below ground level. o Implement chemical control of giant hogweed while working under the supervision of a certified commercial pesticide applicator. Accord XRT II will be applied using an appropriate backpack sprayer and nozzle to minimize non-target effects, according to the product label and manufacturer's safety instructions. The recommended manufacturer's dose will be used, and label instructions followed. All necessary equipment will be provided. Landowners will be notified prior to herbicide application and provided with a copy of the herbicide label. o Removal and safe disposal of all giant hogweed flower/seed heads found. o Scout each site for additional giant hogweed plants within a 500-square foot radius of the known, visible giant hogweed plants. Survey along stream corridors for new infestations. o Conduct field surveys with the use of a hand-held GPS and mobile mapping unit and plot giant hogweed location polygons and records on digital maps. o Acquire and inventory digital photographs of specific control sites to monitor yearly progress. o Maintain detailed records of the control activities and site information for each site.
Salary Range:
From $18.22 to $18.22 Hourly
Minimum Qualification
Thirty (30) semester credit hours, including twelve (12) semester credit hours in forestry, which must include at least one course in three or more of the following areas:
botany, dendrology, forest biology, forest ecology, forest ecosystem management, forest entomology, forest health, forest mensuration, forest pathology, forest protection, forest soils, general soils, geographic information systems, land surveying and silviculture OR One (1) year of technical forestry experience in one (1) or more of the following areas:
forest management, including sale and removal of timber products; nursery management, including the transplanting of tree or shrub seedlings; forest pest management, including control of diseases and insect pests.Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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