Government Forester

Career Overview

Government foresters are employed by state and federal governments to manage forests on public lands such as national forests, state parks, military bases, and other agency lands throughout the U.S. They typically work alongside other natural resource professionals to protect and preserve state and federal resources such as water, wildlife, recreation, and tourism. Government foresters follow management guidelines that are dictated by the agencies who employ them. Their focus is usually on conservation rather than economic considerations.

Other job titles include: area forester, environmental protection forester, fire prevention forester, forest practices field coordinator, forester, regional forester, resource forester, silviculturist, unit forester, urban forester.