FOREST AND CONSERVATION WORKER
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📍 HOOD RIVER, OR (Hood River County)
Employment period
October 2026 – June 2027
Workers requested: 60
Hours per week
40 hrs/week
Experience
3 months
Overtime available. Daily transportation to the worksite. Tools and equipment provided. On-the-job training provided.
Housing provided by employer
The employer states housing is provided for workers. Terms below are the employer's own stated terms as filed with the U.S. Department of Labor — TurnSeasons has not verified them.
Pay deductions (employer's stated terms)
The company will make all deductions from the worker's paycheck required by law. The employer will make the following deduction from the worker’s wages: FICA Taxes, Federal income tax if required, other deductions expressly authorized or required by state or federal law, cash advances and repayment of loans, repayment of overpayment of wages to the worker payment for articles which the worker has voluntarily purchased from the employer, long-distance telephone charges, recovery of any loss to the employer due to the worker’s damage (beyond normal wear and tear) and any other deductions expressly authorized by the worker in writing. The employer will deduct a portion of worker’s compensation premium from workers’ pay as specified in Washington law at RCW 51.61.140. The employer will withhold from the employee’s wages the maximum amount for the portion of employee premium required under WA State RCW 50A.04, Paid Family and Medical Leave Program. The company will assist the employee in locating housing, which is optional and paid for by the employee, if the employee has to relocate to the Cowlitz county area. When required, hotel accommodations are provided by the company at no cost to the employee if work is conducted out of the Cowlitz county area.
Requirements
MUST BE ABLE TO PLANT THE FOLLOWING NUMBER OF TREES IN AN 8 HOUR DAY: BY THE END OF THE 1ST WEEK, 800. BY THE END OF THE 2ND WEEK, 900. BY THE END OF THE 3RD WEEK, 1,000. ALL PLANTING TO BE CONDUCTED ON STEEP TERRAIN, 40% - 50%
Job Duties
Commercial Tree Planting and Pre-Commercial Thinning. Both activities are conducted on steep terrain, 40% - 50% in grade. Tree planting: Clear an area on the ground with the use of a planting shovel, dig a hole deep enough that when the seedling is planted there is not a J-Root, place seedling in the ground and then cover the roots with the soil, tamping the soil to secure the seedling. Combined weight of the seedlings and the planting bag is 50 lbs depending of the size of the seedlings. Pre-Commercial thinning: Thinning is conducted with the use of a chainsaw, cutting undesirable and diseased trees, cutting and clearing brush and then hand piling the material in a prescribed manner for future disposal. Employee must maintain the chainsaw, sharpen the chain and ensure fluid levels are correct. Weight of the chainsaw and fluids in 30 lbs
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