WORK OF THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE 37 



The group of national forests in each national-forest region is 

 under the direction of the regional forester. His staff generally 

 consists of an associate regional forester and special technicians for 

 each division of the Forest Service work activities. 



Each national forest is in charge of a forest supervisor, who plans 

 the work on his forest under the direction of the regional forester 

 and supervises its execution. When the amount of business on a 

 national forest warrants it, the supervisor is assisted by an assistant 

 supervisor, whose duties and authority are delegated to him by his 

 superior. Supervisors and assistant supervisors have to be men of 

 experience in forest work, construction of improvements, livestock 

 management, wildlife development, administration of recreational 

 resources, and in all other lines of work carried on in the national 



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Figure 28. — The winter has its seasonal work for the forester, Fremont National Forest, 



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forests; therefore, these positions are always filled by promotion or 

 transfer of experienced men from classified positions in the Forest 

 Service. Supervisors' headquarters are located in towns conveniently 

 situated near the forests. 



Junior foresters and junior range examiners are employed in the 

 various subordinate lines of technical and administrative work on the 

 forests under the direction of the supervisor. These positions are 

 filled through technical examinations. 



After an apprenticeship period of not less than 2 years, junior 

 foresters who have rendered satisfactory service may be advanced in 

 grade and assigned to such work as examining and mapping forest 

 areas, designating timber to be cut in sales, surveying boundaries, and 

 conducting nursery work and forest planting. 



Every national forest is divided into ranger districts, varying in 

 size from 50,000 to 300,000 acres, with a district ranger in charge of 

 each. The rangers are administrators and have supervision over 



