Forester - Tasks and specialisations
Kaimahi Ngahere
Tasks & duties
Foresters may do some or all of the following:
- plan and develop new forests
- plan how to meet future demand for wood
- plan silviculture operations (preparation, planting and pruning of trees) and the harvesting of trees
- oversee the financial management of forest operations
- manage the supply of materials such as tree stocks and fertiliser requirements
- manage and co-ordinate silviculture crews to tend to trees or harvesting crews to fell trees
- ensure the health and safety of crews and forest users
- rate the performance of silviculture or harvesting crews
- monitor and improve the health of forests
- ensure that forest quality standards and environmental guidelines are met
- direct fire-fighting operations.
Harvesting operations at a forest skid site
Pete Sainsbury checking the quality of logs harvested
Updated
September 2009
