Many people confuse the role of the forester with that of the logger, but most foresters are concerned not only with the harvest of timber, but also with the sustainable management of forests. The forester Jack C. Westoby remarked that "forestry is concerned not with trees, but with how trees can serve people".[1]
Usually a bachelor's degree is considered the minimum education required, but some individuals are able to secure a job without a college education based on their experience. Some states have a licensing requirement for foresters, and most of those require at least a four-year degree.
Foresters are often employed by private industry, federal and state land management agencies, or private consulting firms.[4]
Medieval foresters
Forester was a title used widely during Medieval times. The forester usually held a position equal to a sheriff or local law enforcer, and he could act as a barrister or arbiter. He was often based in a forester's lodge, and was responsible for patrolling the woodlands on a lord or noble's property, hence the synonymous term 'woodward'. His duties included negotiating sales of lumber and timber and stopping poachers from illegally hunting. Frequently outlaws would take refuge in heavily wooded regions. When this occurred it was the duty of the forester to organize armed posses to capture or disperse the criminals and during war time foresters were used as scouts to spy on enemy troop movement. The pay and status of foresters was usually above average,[5] reflecting the responsibility of their role in a medieval environment and economy.
^Leslie, Alf. 1989. "Obituary: Jack C. Westoby, C.M.G., 1913-1988," New Zealand Forestry, August, p.28. Accessed: May 7, 2012.
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For other uses see Forester disambiguation This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Forester news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject You may improve this article discuss the issue on the talk page or create a new article as appropriate March 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message A forester is a person who practises forestry the science art and profession of managing forests Foresters engage in a broad range of activities including ecological restoration and management of protected areas Foresters manage forests to provide a variety of objectives including direct extraction of raw material outdoor recreation conservation hunting and aesthetics Emerging management practices include managing forestlands for biodiversity carbon sequestration and air quality Foresters of Southern University of Chile in the Valdivian forests of San Pablo de Tregua Chile Many people confuse the role of the forester with that of the logger but most foresters are concerned not only with the harvest of timber but also with the sustainable management of forests The forester Jack C Westoby remarked that forestry is concerned not with trees but with how trees can serve people 1 Contents 1 Career 1 1 United States 2 Medieval foresters 3 Notable foresters 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCareer EditUnited States Edit Forester Glenn Casamassa U S Forest Service Regional Forester in the Pacific Northwest Region The median salary of foresters in the United States was 53 750 in 2008 2 Beginning foresters without bachelor s degrees make considerably less Those with master s degrees are able to command salaries closer to the average The Council for Higher Education Accreditation considers the Society of American Foresters as the principal accreditor for academic degree programs in professional forestry both at a Bachelor s and Master s level 3 Usually a bachelor s degree is considered the minimum education required but some individuals are able to secure a job without a college education based on their experience Some states have a licensing requirement for foresters and most of those require at least a four year degree Foresters are often employed by private industry federal and state land management agencies or private consulting firms 4 Medieval foresters EditForester was a title used widely during Medieval times The forester usually held a position equal to a sheriff or local law enforcer and he could act as a barrister or arbiter He was often based in a forester s lodge and was responsible for patrolling the woodlands on a lord or noble s property hence the synonymous term woodward His duties included negotiating sales of lumber and timber and stopping poachers from illegally hunting Frequently outlaws would take refuge in heavily wooded regions When this occurred it was the duty of the forester to organize armed posses to capture or disperse the criminals and during war time foresters were used as scouts to spy on enemy troop movement The pay and status of foresters was usually above average 5 reflecting the responsibility of their role in a medieval environment and economy Notable foresters EditMargaret Stoughton Abell 1908 2004 First American research forester in US Forest Service Dietrich Brandis 1824 1907 Ralph E Brock 1881 1959 first Black forester in the United States John Ednie Brown 1848 1899 Aimo Cajander 1879 1943 Professor of forestry and Director General of Forest and Park Service in Finland Carl von Carlowitz 1645 1714 Father of sustainable yield forestry Geoffrey Chaucer 1343 1400 Hugh Francis Cleghorn 1820 1895 Jean Baptiste Colbert 1619 1683 John Evelyn 1620 1706 Bernhard Fernow 1851 1923 Douglas Hamilton 1820 1895 Georg Ludwig Hartig 1764 1837 Ralph Hosmer 1874 1963 Jens Hvass Norman Jolly 1882 1954 Charles Lane Poole 1885 1970 Aldo Leopold 1887 1948 Michel de Montaigne 1533 1592 Man of essays and wood John Muir 1838 1914 Father of National Parks Herman von Nordlinger 1818 1897 Gifford Pinchot 1865 1946 Christian Ditlev Frederik Reventlow 1748 1827 Roy Robinson 1st Baron Robinson 1883 1952 Viktor Schauberger 1885 1958 Carl A Schenck 1868 1955 Sir William P D Schlich 1840 1925 F X Schumacher 1892 1967 Richard St Barbe Baker 1889 1982 Global Forester Environmentalist Israel af Strom 1778 1856 Michael Taylor b 1966 American Forester who discovered Hyperion tree and many tall redwood trees T B Walker 1840 1928 Jack C Westoby 1913 1988 6 Peter Wohlleben German forester Raphael Zon 1874 1956 Frank H Wadsworth 1915 2022 See also Edit Trees portalArborist List of forest research institutes List of forestry universities and colleges Reeve England Society of American Foresters Institute of Chartered Foresters VerdererReferences Edit Westoby Jack 1987 The Purpose of Forests Follies of Development Oxford Basil Blackwell p xii ISBN 0631171436 Retrieved 27 December 2020 1 Archived November 6 2010 at the Wayback Machine COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ACCREDITATION PDF www chea org 2015 Choose forestry PDF Society of American Foresters Archived from the original PDF on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2022 11 11 Medieval Occupations Retrieved 9 March 2015 Leslie Alf 1989 Obituary Jack C Westoby C M G 1913 1988 New Zealand Forestry August p 28 Accessed May 7 2012 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Foresters SAF Accredited Professional Forestry Degree Programs SAF Recognized Forest Technology Degree Programs Center for International Forestry Research International Union of Forest Research Organizations FAO Forestry Department The National Forest England Forestry Commission Great Britain Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Forester amp oldid 1146475208, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
