Landscape 

 Architecture 



Forest Service landscape architects 

 are playing a progressively greater 

 role in making the National Forests 

 more usable and enjoyable for the 

 American public. 



The work of most landscape 

 architects is on one of the 154 

 National Forests (averaging over 1 

 million acres). Here they contribute 

 to the planning, location, or design of 

 various land management functions 

 such as outdoor recreation 

 developments and facilities for 

 summer and winter, timber harvest 

 and regeneration, transportation 

 systems, forest fire control facilities, 

 watershed improvements, 

 administrative headquarters of all 

 kinds, public utility systems crossing 

 or using National Forest lands, and 

 wildlife habitat improvements. The 

 challenge is to plan for each of these 

 (and others) to be most functionally 

 effective with the least impact upon 

 the environment. Equally important 

 is planning them collectively so they 

 harmoniously work together within 

 the framework of an integrated land 

 use plan. Even a newly employed 

 landscape architect can thus expect 

 to assist in such activities as: 

 feasibility studies, land use planning, 

 site selection, development design, 

 construction supervision, and 

 project evaluation. 



Often basic to a landscape 

 architect's career program is the 

 satisfaction of staying with a project 

 from initial conception to completion 

 of construction. The Forest Service 

 landscape architect is commonly a 

 part of interdisciplinary project or 

 planning teams made up of other 

 professionals such as soil scientists, 

 hydrologists, architects, geologists, 

 foresters, engineers, ecologists, 

 research scientists, and interpretive 

 specialists. At their disposal is 

 technical support such as aerial 

 photography, drafting, photo labs, 



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Design of outdoor recreation 

 developments and facilities for winter and 

 summer is part of the job of a landscape 

 architect. 



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Working on terrain models is an 

 interesting aspect of the landscape 

 architect's profession. 



graphics, data processing, and every 

 form of transportation that the job 

 might require. Professional growth 

 and additional job opportunities are 

 available in the nine regional offices, 

 the Washington Headquarters, and 

 Forest Service research stations. 



Qualification Requirements 



Personal qualifications required by 

 the landscape architect's job with the 

 Forest Service differ somewhat from 

 those for similar jobs in urban 

 environments. Considerable outdoor 

 work, during all seasons of the year 

 and sometimes in inclement weather, 

 calls for physical stamina and an 

 aptitude for the outdoors. 



With as much as a million-acre area 

 of responsibility, the landscape 

 architect can expect some overnight 

 (and occasionally longer) trips. 

 Writing and public speaking skills, as 

 well as the graphic skills for which 

 his profession is noted, are 

 necessary in his contacts with such 

 groups as community planning 

 agencies, public officials and 

 organizations, and other 

 professionals. 



Educational requirements include a 

 bachelor's degree, with a 4-year 

 (minimum) accredited curriculum in 

 landscape architecture. Work 

 experience, superior academic 

 achievement, and/or graduate 

 degrees can qualify applicants for 

 higher starting salaries and 

 responsibilities. 



