Research forester at the Burlington (Vt.) 

 Project Station checking round bottom 

 flask containing sap sample. 



develop and compete for 

 forestry-based jobs and 

 industries. Support programs 

 to improve rural housing. 



• Provide knowledge for 

 protecting and improving forest 

 and range watersheds to assure 

 abundant water of high quality, 

 in combination with increased 

 opportunities for outdoor 

 recreation and for production 

 of timber, game, and fish. 



• Devise ways of eliminating air, 

 water, and soil pollution 

 through improved forestry 

 activities. 



• Learn how to control forest 

 pests without contaminating 

 the environment or upsetting 

 natural communities of plants 

 and animals. 



• Solve the socio-economic and 

 ecologic problems of 

 recreation on public and private 

 forest and range lands. 



• Devise feasible geographic 



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patterns of wildlife habitats that 

 can serve people on all 

 economic levels. 

 Determine the requirements for 

 improving and maintaining the 

 esthetic qualities of forest 

 landscapes and rural 

 communities through 

 management of forest 

 environments. 

 Provide the scientific 

 knowledge needed to raise the 

 productive capacity of forests 

 to meet domestic needs and 

 improve this country's position 

 in world trade. 

 Develop new and improved 

 forest products that are of high 

 serviceability and suited to the 

 needs and wants of consumers. 



• Provide knowledge that will 

 assure a fair and open 

 marketing and distribution 

 system for forest products. 

 Achievement of such goals requires 

 talents of specialists in many 

 sciences. At the present time, some 

 80 scientific specialties are 

 represented in the Forest Service. 

 Career research scientists represent 

 many occupations — foresters, forest 

 products technologists, soil 

 scientists, hydrologists, 

 agronomists, physiologists, 

 geneticists, economists, chemists, 

 physicists, engineers, entomologists, 

 botanists, meteorologists, 

 pathologists, and biologists. Some 

 new employees are recruited for 

 nearly all these occupations each 

 year. 



About two-thirds of the Forest 

 Service's research units are located 

 on college campuses where modern 

 laboratories and extensive libraries 

 are available. The college 

 atmosphere and the association of 

 employees with eminent scientists 

 on campus help stimulate creative 

 thinking and development and 

 provide excellent opportunities for 

 continuing academic work toward 

 advanced degrees, and for post- 

 doctoral work both here and abroad. 



Career opportunities are based 

 primarily on the scientist's interests 

 and aptitude. Most research stresses 

 individual involvement, development, 

 and advancement. 



Qualification Requirements 



Applicants for research positions 

 must successfully complete a full 

 4-year course of study leading to a 

 bachelor's (or higher) degree from 

 an accredited college or university, 

 with a major in a pertinent field of 

 science. This course of study must 

 include the specific requirements of 

 the position for which the individual 

 is applying. 



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