US Forestry Intern

United States

The US Forestry Intern will learn from foresters and team members across multiple departments and assist with a variety of projects. The intern will be exposed to multiple forestry related disciplines within the company including operations, silviculture, technology, and wildlife. Our desire for our interns is for you to complete meaningful work, to be able to apply learnings in a real-world environment, and for you to leave the internship trained in foundational areas of forestry with exposure to multiple parts of forestry operations.

About Us

Port Blakely grows and markets renewable forest products around the globe. Guided by the principle that tomorrow comes first, we take great care in advancing the ideals and best practices of good corporate and environmental stewardship. We are devoted to our employees, customers, and the communities where we live and work, and are determined to do our part to help them prosper and thrive. Through our work, we hope to inspire the next generation, so they will inspire the one after that. For five generations, the future-first vision of our family owners has kept our sights squarely on the horizon, on making sure that the decisions we make today have a lasting, positive impact on tomorrow.

Port Blakely manages forestlands in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and New Zealand.

What you’ll do:

  • Work with members of our operations team to accomplish tasks such as: harvest unit and road layout, permitting, contractor compliance/quality control visits on active harvesting and/or road maintenance/construction projects.
  • Work with members of our resources team to do: spraying projects, plantation evaluations, pre-commercial thinning (PCT) and hardwood slashing, cruising and cruise projects, permanent plot installation, GPS data collection, and forest data requestions (including GIS).
  • Work with members of our wildlife and environmental education team to accomplish tasks such as: resource classification and mapping, compliance and effectiveness monitoring, and environmental education trail work, tour set up, and program delivery.
  • May perform short duration miscellaneous assignments.
  • Some travel to Oregon may be included during the internship.

We’d love to hear from people with:

  • Proficiency in basic forestry navigation (compass, pacing), use of basic forestry tools (Relaskop, prism, clinometer, Spencer tape, range-finder), reading and navigating with a map, photo interpretation and able to work alone on specific assignments.
  • Experience with hand-held GPS devices is a plus.
  • Current enrollment in a degree program for forestry, natural resources, or other related fields.

Compensation:

  • Salary Range: Min $20.06/hr | Mid $23.47/hr | Max $26.88/hr

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants should send resume and cover letter to HR@portblakely.com. A full job description can also be made available upon request. While we sincerely appreciate all applications, only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted. Please note the selected candidate will be required to submit to a criminal back check and pre-employment and on-going employment random drug screening.

About Port Blakely

Port Blakely grows and markets renewable forest products around the globe. Guided by the principle that tomorrow comes first, we take great care in advancing the ideals and best practices of good corporate and environmental stewardship. We are devoted to our employees, customers and the communities where we live and work, and are determined to do our part to help them prosper and thrive. Through our work, we hope to inspire the next generation, so they will inspire the one after that. For five generations, the future-first vision of our family owners has kept our sights squarely on the horizon, on making sure that the decisions we make today have a lasting, positive impact on tomorrow.
Port Blakely manages forestlands in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and New Zealand.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Port Blakely and all subsidiaries of Port Blakely to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Port Blakely will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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