State Forester and Chief
Robert L. Boyles

Mailing Address:
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Division of Forestry
2045 Morse Rd
Building H-1
Columbus, OH 43229-6693

Map to our offices:
Fountain Square, Bldg. H-1

Telephone: 614/265-6694
TOLL FREE: 1-877-247-8733
FAX: 614/447-9231

Office hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

For general information about the Division of Forestry, e-mail your questions here.

Questions and comments about the Division of Forestry Web Site should be directed to Drew Todd 614-265-6707

Ohio Woodlands Job Corps

Welcome to the Ohio Woodlands Job Corps.
Are you interested in?

• Working in the outdoors…
• A service opportunity where you will be able to help improve Ohio's forests...
• Earning technical certifications in wildfire fighting, commercial pesticide application and in becoming a master logger…
• Making $13.44 an hour doing conservation work at a state forest…
• Promoting healthier Ohio woodlands by removing exotic, invasive species…
• Earning a $2,300 AmeriCorps scholarship which can be used at traditional four-year colleges and universities, two-year colleges and technical schools, as well as for practical certificate programs ranging from beauty to bricklaying to truck driving.
• Starting a career in Ohio’s $15 billion wood industry, or, obtaining experience and training towards becoming a conservation worker for a local, state, or national park system, state or national forest, state or national wildlife area, or for a nonprofit land management organization.

What we do…

• Treat and remove invasive species such as Tree of Heaven and Bush Honeysuckle which suppress Ohio’s native understory…
• Assist with timber stand improvement projects and inventorying state forest lands…
• Bridle, hiking, and APV trail maintenance and construction…

Where we work…

• Hocking State Forest (Hocking County)
• Blue Rock State Forest (Muskingum County)
• Maumee State Forest (Fulton County)                   
• Pike State Forest (Pike County)           
• Scioto Trail State Forest (Ross County)              
• Shawnee State Forest (Scioto County)                  
• Zaleski State Forest (Vinton County)
• Mohican-Memorial State Forest (Ashland County)
• Fernwood State Forest (Jefferson County)  

These positions are of an intermittent appointment type, meaning that they are unclassified, non-benefits earning (with the exception of workers’ compensation and Ohio Public Employment Retirement System membership) and are for 1000 hours.

Here's a link to the extensive training program included as part of the Ohio Woodlands Job Corps.  Training Schedule (pdf)

A criminal background check is required as part of the hiring process.
 
Where do I sign up?  The appplication period is closed.

Overview of the 2009 Ohio Woodlands Job Corps

 Ohio Woodlands Job Corps Photo Gallery - Round 1

 State of Ohio American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Focus Story