The profession of a forester is in demand in forestry and hunting. This worker is a real forest protector. Because green spaces are the lungs of our planet, a huge resource that requires protection and respect.
History of the profession
Since ancient times, in many religions of the world, the forest has been a sacred ecological system. As a rule, people who were close by and used its resources and gifts dealt with forestry protection.
Forests helped to hide from enemies, fed entire villages. Wood extracted in the forest was used during construction and as fuel.
The first memories of people guarding the forest date back to the 9th century. Since that time, the ecological system has been protected from unauthorized logging and hunting. Keeping order in the territory were hired by feudal lords. But for the simple reason that the feudal lands included not only forests, but fields, ponds and pastures, workers were called not just foresters, but representatives of the forest guard. The official institution of the post dates back to the 18th century.
On a vast area belonging to the Russian Federation, forests began to actively grow and revive in the middle of the 20th century. And the first forestries were created at the beginning of the century.
Profession Forester - Description
A forester is a forestry worker (for short - a leshoz), a staff member of the forestry. State property is transferred under his protection. Each person acting as a forester has a certain part of the forest fund, which must be constantly circumvented and monitored. When an employee notices any violations on his territory, he must definitely notify the forestry.
An individual passport is provided for each detour, indicating the buildings, structures, forest plantations, land and other property that are recorded in the document.
Requirements for a candidate
In order to master profession You need to undergo special training on the basis of a forest school, college, technical school with a degree in Forestry and Forestry, or attend special courses.
In farms in which there are hunting grounds, the ranger is additionally assigned the duties of a huntsman.
And what duties does the forester profession imply? What important qualities should a candidate for this position have? Is a preferential profession a forester?
Today, the forester’s salary is 6-7 thousand rubles per month. However, government officials plan to index wages and increase the rate by 6%. Also, for full-time employees, the authorities are going to introduce benefits, thanks to which employees will be able to pay less for utilities and travel in public transport.
Necessary qualities
The profession of a forester suggests that a candidate for a position should have certain qualities:
- excellent physical fitness;
- good health;
- love of the environment;
- courage, courage and the desire to protect nature;
- ability to navigate the terrain;
- endurance and habit of manual labor;
- attentiveness and good memory.
Forestry profession: responsibilities
The duties of the forester include the following activities during the round of the fixed area:
- detection and suppression, as well as the prevention of forest fires;
- forest protection from illegal logging;
- animal protection;
- protection of green spaces from diseases and pests;
- carrying out chores.
A forestry worker not only deals with tree planting, he also monitors order in the territory entrusted to him. Defines deadwood cuttings. Thinning landing. The forester monitors the health of the forest: destroys harmful insects, conducts treatment and destroys unhealthy plants.
The employee must possess knowledge and skills in the field of botany, zoology, nature management. Must be able to read and map, as well as own forest management practices. If strangers appear on the territory who want to hunt or chop wood, the forester is obliged to check the documents that confirm the right to these actions.
Features of the profession of forester
Forestry and its inhabitants need protection from natural disasters and the destructive activities of irresponsible people.
Full-time employees must always be in good physical shape in order to be able to go around large areas, punish poachers and stop illegal actions of violators.
Also, a person who wants to become a forester must have good health. Medical contraindications during admission to this work include: diseases associated with the musculoskeletal system, allergies, various visual and hearing defects.
The profession of a forester obliges a person to always be in nature. Even in bad weather, he needs to carry out job descriptions: regularly monitor the territory assigned to him.
The negative aspects of this profession include constant risks to human health and life. Frostbite, attacks of armed poachers or predators, a threat to life in natural disasters - this is an incomplete list of all the dangers that await the forester.
Forestry workers, unlike other professions, have to wait for the fruits of their work for a long time. For the simple reason that any tree planted by a forester will melt very slowly, over 50-75 years, or even longer. The task of the forester is to ensure that instead of each felled tree, a young plant is necessarily planted.
The forester's professional holiday is celebrated annually on September 17.