Students will learn that there are many types of jobs that people do in the forest - from the foresters and forest rangers who manage and protect the forest, to the scientists who study nature in the forest, to the timber industry workers who harvest trees for products and plant new trees to renew the forest. Many lucky people get to work in the woods. They do a variety of jobs that are important for a lot of different reasons. The Forests' Best Friends.
Forests are large areas of land covered with trees and plants.
Forestry is the part of science that studies how to protect forests and make them productive. Foresters are the scientists who manage forests to keep them healthy and help people understand and use the forest wisely. The main job of foresters is to manage the forest and help trees grow. They measure trees. They fight forest fires and plan how to prevent fires.