A professional who establishes and cares for forest stands. Responsibilities include:

• Manages tree nurseries and thins forests to encourage natural growth of sprouts or seedlings of desired varieties.
• Conducts research in such problems of forest propagation and culture as tree growth rate, effects of thinning on forest yield, duration of seed viability, and effects of fire and animal grazing on growth, seed production, and germination of different species.
• Develops techniques for measuring and identifying trees.