forestry workers

May include but not limited to:

-Manually prepare and plant trees and seedlings

-Spray or inject vegetation with insecticides to kill insects or to protect against disease or with herbicides

to reduce competing vegetation.

-Thin or space trees, using power thinning saws.

-Identify diseased or undesirable trees and remove them, using power saws or hand saws.

-Check equipment to ensure that it is operating properly. -Confer with other workers to discuss issues, such as safety, cutting heights, or work needs.

-Maintain tallies of trees examined and counted during tree marking or measuring efforts.