Job Description:

• 1) Cruises forest land to estimate volume of marketable timber and collect data concerning forest conditions for appraisal, sales, administration, logging, land use, and forest management planning: Traverses forest area on foot in established pattern and applies sampling technique.

• 2) Sights over scale stick to estimate height and diameter of each tree in sample.

• 3) Estimates loss of marketable volume due to defects, such as rot and bends in tree, and computes quantity of usable wood in each tree.

• 4) Logs cruise data and prepares summary report of timber types, sizes, condition, and outstanding features of area, such as existing roads, streams, lakes, and communication facilities.

• 5) May mark trees with spray paint to denote trail, boundary, or for cutting.

• 6) May be designated Chief Cruiser when leading a crew.