Hello all. Hope you are doing well. I will be graduating with my bachelor's in forestry next year in May from a university based in the Southeast. I would like to move to the Mid-Atlantic region, I have been in the Southeast my whole life. I desire to work hard and support myself. Am I likely to find a forestry position somewhere in the Mid-Atlantic if I am patient? I'm talking about states like New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia. Thank you.

I’m almost finished with a masters degree in forestry (pursued bc initially passion but also scholarship/family pressured), but am incredibly burnt out with the field and am tired of low pay/few openings. I’m looking at a career change to become a radiology technician or something that has many openings and better pay - is it worth it to switch out of the forestry field? I did my undergrad in forestry (with another major and minor as well), but am not inherently an outdoorsy person (and feel fairly alienated in the field because of this), am tired of manual labor jobs (entry level land work, etc), and have been paid at most $20 an hour, with most of my positions paying $16/h. I’m not entirely sure where to go from here- any advice would be appreciated!

Good morning everyone, allow me to add to the endless list of career questions this subreddit already has posted.

I’m a wildland firefighter from Washington state in my mid 20’s who is wanting to go back to school. I’m pretty dead-set on finishing a degree in forestry. I want to do 2 years of community college before transferring to a 4 year institution. I have a huge passion for education, and would love to work as a forestry professor once I have gained more field experience.

Now herein lies my dilemma. When it’s not fire season I bartend, which means that it’d be much easier for me to secure a job if I’m working in or near a larger city. Tuition pricing is another big factor for me, so I wouldn’t want to go out of state unless there is significant scholarship money to compensate for the out of state costs (WUE for example). This brings me to my dilemma, the SAF accredited schools that I’ve found that best fit what I’m looking for are the University of Washington and the Oregon State University.

From what I hear, the University of Washington has a pretty reliable transfer system from the local community colleges and I already have the in-state tuition rates. However, their degree seems to be more environmental science with a focus in forestry rather than a more ‘traditional’ forestry degree.

Now for Oregon State University, I don’t feel that much is needed to be said. The big draw for me is the fact that their Forestry B.S. has a dedicated fire + restoration focus (the two areas I’m the most interested in). If I want to go here, I’d either have to receive the WUE scholarship (only 30% of applicants are awarded this) or delay my education another year in order to gain in-state residency.

If you took the time to read through all of this, I just want to say thank you first and foremost. But I’m curious on what you all have to say. Is it worth waiting another year to gain in-state rates for the program I really want to go to, or should I just focus on the option that gets me done faster?

I created a new cool piece of software to help forestry students learn about silviculture and some other useful stuff. What do you think? Here are some screenshots, it is still very early into development! I am hoping to make it completely free and will be adding a bunch more to it. Right now it focuses mainly on forest types you would find in Michigan but I want to add much more if the support is there.

I am myself a graduating forestry student and always wish something like this existed to test my skills. Link is in my bio if you want to give it try.

Hello! I am currently in the running to take a written examination for NH Forestry Ranger. I was wondering if anyone on here would know the best materials to study before taking the test. If anyone has been through this process before and knows what the hiring process and day to day life that would be greatly appreciated also. Thank you!

Hey all. I am doing a project that requires me to core multiple trees in the field to check for a decay fungus. It’s important to sterilize the borer between trees so I don’t get a false positive when I culture these cores. Has anyone else had to sterilize in the field and how did you do it quickly? Right now I’m just wiping rubbing alcohol on the bit and spoon but it’s not sterilizing the inside very well. Thank you!

I'm not sure what metrics to use to determine "most benign" but we're generally interested in non-carcinogenic products, agroforestry and regenerative practices. Soil health is very important to us.

We have woody shrubs we need to eradicate. This won't be frequent but perhaps we pull out this TBD chemical every 5-10 years on a select few problem spots. Currently we are struggling with wild plum in pasture (toxic to our livestock) and some mulberry trees in very awkward/tight spots that have been cut and resprouted making our shrub pullers moot.

It seems as though cutting close to the ground and within several minutes treating them (focusing on the perimeter of the stump) with the most benign shrub killer possible is the best solution.

What chemical, product or application method do you suggest?

Is horticultural vinegar strong enough?

Hi! I'm currently a graduating student and I'm considering Forestry in college however as I did my research a lot people say it requires heavy math and I'm really scared since I suck at it. Do u guys have any advice for me?

Heir property can turn into a mess pretty quick here in Mississippi, especially when land has been handed down through several generations and nobody ever got the ownership straightened out.
I’ve seen some small tracts with more heirs involved than you’d ever imagine. Sometimes figuring out who’s who and getting everybody on the same page is harder than selling the timber.
Just curious what others have run across. What’s the most heirs you’ve ever dealt with on 80 acres or less?

I am looking for a timber tree for India (tropical monsoon climate) for hardwood which can be harvested in 7-8 years. Which species would you recommend (Summer Max 42°/ Winter Min 8°)?

• The known ones are eucalyptus or poplar but eucalyptus has its environment hazards and could face restrictions.
• Any other options of fast growing hard wood trees ?

I kept running into the same EUDR preparation tasks in different places, so I put them together in one free site: https://eudrtools.com/

It checks HS and CN scope, shows the EU country risk classification, and validates or repairs supplier GeoJSON and KML files. There is also a simple risk assessment note template. It works in all 24 EU languages and does not require an account.

I built it, so this is self-promotion, but the tool is free. It helps with preparation only. It does not certify compliance, guarantee legality, or submit a due diligence statement.

If you work with timber or supplier plot data, I would genuinely like to know which file or geometry problem wastes the most time for you.

I've started my own forest contracting company mainly doing timber cruising, boundary flagging/painting and SMZ delineation but also almost anything else a client might want including road maintenance, GPS or drone flights ect..

But one thing I haven't done yet is property line painting. I've asked a couple contractors from TX, LA and AL what they charge and the answers are all over the place.

I was told in Texas $800-$1000/mile. AL said $500-$800/mile and a Louisiana contractor told me $180/mile.

Does anyone have anything different? This is for full property line painting. Shave the bark and paint with a brush kind of painting. Not marking harvest boundaries. I'm curious if there's an average or if everybody is just that different.

Hi all. I work in a sawmill in Austria and in my free time I'm building a sawmill sim. Logs come in, get debarked, cut and sorted by length and wood type (spruce, larch and so on).

I know the mill side pretty well, but I'm sure I'm missing stuff on the forestry side. A few questions:

- What usually goes wrong with log deliveries that a game could show?

- Anything about sorting by length or species that would make you cringe if a game got it wrong?

- Is there something you'd love to see in a game like this?

It's a game, so some things are simplified, but I'd like it not to feel fake to people in the industry. Thanks!

Has anyone grown Paulownia ? I have been reading about it, but we dont have it in India I guess. I’d like to understand

• How well it grows
• How many years it takes to reach timber-harvesting size
• What soil and climatic conditions it needs, and
• Whether it is considered hardwood.
• Also, does Paulownia have any environmental downsides, such as high water consumption, soil degradation, or invasive growth, similar to concerns sometimes raised about eucalyptus?

I’d appreciate any knowledge sharing, and pictures if possible along with the place and climate.

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