Field work sites may be anywhere within Ravalli County and may very in terrain from moderate to very steep. The work requires the use of a variety of hand tools including but not limited to single and double bitted axes, hand saws, pruning saws, hand clippers and loppers, single and double jacks, various tree planting tools, shovels and other tools. Appropriate personal protective gear will be provided and it s use will be required on the job. The job may require work under a variety of weather conditions including rain, snow and wind events and in temperatures that are seasonal for outside work in Western Montana. Rain and cold weather clothing will not be provided by the employer.
Work is performed under the leadership of more experienced forest workers.
The work will be performed in an outdoors forest environment in a variety of weather conditions including fair pleasant weather and temperatures but also including the normal local extremes of heat and cold as well as rain and snow. The work will include, but is not limited to, planting tree seedlings, mulching erosive soils with straw, grass seeding using various techniques, hand disposal of vegetative debris, diversion dam construction and soil erosion prevention and fuel reduction activities. The use of power tools is not permitted.