08/14/2025
The Yurok Tribe is hiring!
👉 The Yurok Tribe is hiring for a Forestry Director! Apply by 8/29: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/yuroktribe/jobs/4987371/forestry-director
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the supervision of the Executive Director and guided by the policy of the Tribal Council, the Forestry Director is responsible for advancing and implementing intensive management practices in the multiple use sustained yield management of all tribal forestry resources. Serves as Forestry Director for the Tribe with responsibility of providing short- and long-range forest resource management. This position is responsible for the management, planning, harvesting and silvicultural application of scattered Yurok trust and fee land and trust allotments, assignments, parcels and blocks of the Yurok Tribe’s forested lands. The Forestry Director is responsible for managing multiple carbon sequestration projects in accordance with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) cap-and-trade protocols, tribal land management plans and agreements, tribal ordinances, and all other applicable state and federal laws and regulations. The Forestry Director will oversee and supervise all tribal staff, contractors, and consultants necessary to successfully manage and sustain multiple carbon sequestration projects. The Forestry Director works to integrate forest carbon management with ongoing trust and fee timber harvest rotations, forest health improvement projects, hazardous fuels reduction projects, cultural and prescribed burning programs, and other natural resources management efforts. This position is responsible for all carbon project planning, development, management, and compliance; and serves as the primary tribal lead for carbon offset sales, public policy, and public relations needed for successful management of tribal carbon sequestration projects.
👉 Apply here: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/yuroktribe/jobs/4987371/forestry-director
