Summer Intern - Forestry 2019 (Forestry, Logging & Mill Operations)

Internship

  Stimson Lumber

  Gaston or Tillamook, Oregon, United States

Job Description:

Tasks will primarily include stand surveys in a variety of reforestation age classes and other general forestry work.

This position will be based out of our Gaston, Oregon or Tillamook, OR office. Daily job sites will vary. 40 hours/wk, company vehicle provided, $17.50 per hour. Interns will work Monday-Thursday. 

Employment duration is flexible, but will generally be for the months of June through September 2019. 

Qualifications:

Successful applicants must:

  • Have minimum standing at the end of the 2019 school year as a sophomore in a Forestry related program.
  • Be able to work independently or in small groups.
  • Possess a valid drivers’ license and have an acceptable driving record.
  • Navigate uneven and steep terrain, and spend eight or more hours a day on your feet.
  • Pass a background and drug screen.

Potentially helpful skills:

  • Ability to use Arc Info 10 and other Microsoft Office based computer programs.
  • Photo interpretation, field location and basic land navigation skills.
  • Regeneration survival survey and forest inventory experience.
  • Field experience in pesticide application and pre-commercial thinning.
  • Have the ability to use, or learn to use a manual transmission vehicle.