Figure 14. — Administrative buildings of the Teton National Forest, Wyo. 



of improvements, livestock management, wildlife development, administra- 

 tion of recreational resources, and other national forest activities. Super- 

 visors' headquarters are located in towns conveniently situated near the 

 forests. 



Junior foresters and junior range examiners are employed in technical 

 and administrative work on the forests. For these positions, graduation 

 from a recognized college or university is required. Men who pass the pro- 

 fessional examination are first assigned as assistant district rangers or 

 detailed to subordinate technical jobs. After not less than 2 years a junior 

 forester who has rendered satisfactory service may be made district ranger 

 or assigned to road and trail construction, fire control, timber culture, range 

 management, wildlife, recreation, forest planting, or general technical work. 



Every national forest is divided into ranger districts ranging from 50,000 

 to 300,000 acres or more, with a district ranger in charge of each. The 

 ranger supervises timber sales, grazing, recreation, fire protection, and con- 

 struction of roads, trails, and other improvements and use of forest resources 

 on his district. Both technical training and practical experience are re- 

 quired and physical soundness is essential. Rangers are chosen from em- 

 ployees of the Forest Service who have demonstrated their administrative 

 ability. 



In districts where the work is heavy, the ranger has one or more assistants. 

 Ordinarily, junior foresters are selected for these positions. 



In addition to the above, logging engineers, lumbermen, scalers, land 

 examiners, planting assistants, engineers, landscape specialists, wildlife spe- 

 cialists, economists, ecologists, etc., are employed on the forest in timber 

 appraisal, cruising, scaling, forest planting and nursery work, and in other 

 specialized activities. 



About 5,000 forest guards are appointed each year as temporary em- 

 ployees during the season of greatest fire danger. These men are usually 

 thoroughly familiar with the region where they serve. 



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