Profession forest ranger

Forest rangers are responsible for the protection and conservation of natural resources, particularly in regards to forests and woodlands.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Health, safety and hygiene legislation

  The set of health, safety and hygiene standards and items of legislation applicable in a specific sector.

• Forest conservation

  Understand forest conservation: the practice of planting and maintaining forested areas.

• Tree preservation and conservation

  Environmental requirements for tree preservation and conservation.

• Pollution prevention

  The processes used to prevent pollution: precautions to pollution of the environment, procedures to counter pollution and associated equipment, and possible measures to protect the environment.

• Environmental legislation

  The environmental policies and legislation applicable in a certain domain.

Skills

• Oversee the use of the land within the park

  Supervise the development of the land, such as camping sites or places of interest. Oversee the management of natural lands of different types.

• Write work-related reports

  Compose work-related reports that support effective relationship management and a high standard of documentation and record keeping. Write and present results and conclusions in a clear and intelligible way so they are comprehensible to a non-expert audience.

• Develop forestry strategies

  Build up forestry policies in order to enhance their sustainable management and to improve communication linked to forestry operations. These plans are meant to tackle issues regarding correlated environmental and societal changes.

• Make decisions regarding forestry management

  Decide on issues regarding various aspects concerning the management of natural resources such as forests and woodland areas.

• Assist forest visitors

  Answer questions from campers, hikers and tourists. Provide directions.

• Perform search and rescue missions

  Assist in fighting natural and civic disasters, such as forest fires, floods and road accidents. Conduct search-and-rescue missions.

• Enforce park rules

  Enforce environmental laws and rules related to forest management. Forest rangers enforce local, state and national regulations as applied to forest usage and wildlife conservation. They perform safety inspections on campsites and investigate complaints.

• Promote environmental awareness

  Calculate the carbon footprint of business processes and other practices in order to promote sustainability and to raise awareness for the environmental impact.

• Monitor forest health

  Monitor forest health to make sure all necessary actions are taken by the forestry workers team.

• Perform safety inspections

  Inspect the park or part of the park. Note and report problems like blocked trails and risks like overflowing rivers.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB