Forestry and Fire Managment
Dedicated to preserving, enhancing and developing
the forest resources for the Coeur d'Alene people.
The Coeur d'Alene Tribal
Forestry program has three major responsibilities: Forest Management,
Forest Development and Fire Management. The program consists of ten positions
filled by twenty-two employees. The positions include: Forest Manager,
Foresters, Forest Development Forester, Forestry Technicians, Fire Management
Officer, Fuels Technician, Fleet Manager, Firefighters, Timber Accountant
and Administrative Assistant.
Forest Management
The Forest Manager administers the tribal forestry and fire management
programs. These programs strive to maintain an environmentally healthy
forest to insure future production of desired forest products. Management
guidelines are established for both tribal and allotted lands in a forest
management plan. Foresters are responsible for planning, scheduling,
directing and managing all forest management and development activities.
Forestry Technicians assist the foresters, as well as work independently
to conduct seedling survival studies, timber marking, timber and realty
cruises and fire suppression activities.
Forest Development
This program focuses on applying silviculture activities such as reforestation,
pre-commercial thinning, pruning, site preparation, cone collection
and tree improvement.
Fire Management
The Fire Management Officer is assisted by a Fuels Technician, Fleet
Manager and nine seasonal fire fighters. They work cooperatively with
local, state and federal agencies to protect tribal, allotted and fee
lands against catastrophic wildfires. They also use prescribed burning
to prepare planting sites, initiate underburning to increase forage
and reduce fuel loading, and maintain a defensible space program to
protect tribal homes from fire.
Timber Accountant & Admin. Assistant
Collects, records and disburses timber sale revenues and monitors departmental
budgets and personnel records respectively.
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