"Are There Any Schools in the United States That Will Prepare Me 

 for the Position of Forestry Technician or Forest and Range Fire 

 Control Technician?" 



The following schools offer training and preparation for those 

 interested in a career as Forestry or Forest and Range Fire Control 

 Technician in the Forest Service. 



1-Year Program: 



State Forest Ranger School of the University of Florida, Lake 



City, Florida 

 State Ranger School of the State University College of Forestry, 



Wanakena, New York 



2-Year Program: 



Lassen Junior College, Division of Vocational Forestry and 



Lumbering, Susanville, California 

 University of Massachusetts, Department of Forestry and 



Wildlife Management, Amherst, Massachusetts 

 University of New Hampshire, Department of Forestry, Durham, 



New Hampshire 

 Nichols Junior College, Dudley, Massachusetts 

 Paul Smith's College, Forestry Department, Paul Smiths, New 



York 



Training at these schools minimizes the nonf ores try basic courses 

 included in a 4-year program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree 

 in forestry. The forestry courses relate to the technician's needs 

 rather than the theory needed by the professional. 



Graduates from both the 1-year and 2-year courses usually start 

 in grade GS-4 at a salary of $4,110 per year, and may move up the 

 technician career ladder to responsible positions as high as GS-9, 

 GS-11, and even GS-12. 



