This position is based at the Strafford County Cooperative Extension office in Dover, N.H. and also covers N.H.âs Belknap County. In an urbanizing and suburbanizing environment, the field specialist, individually and in cooperation with internal and external partners, provides extension forest resources education and assistance to landowners; citizens; natural resource organizations and professionals; the forest industry; communities; volunteers; and town, county, and state government. In conjunction with the Extension forestry state specialist and other state and county specialists, the field specialist develops programming on small woodlot management including using partnerships and new technologies to develop resources and deliver education for the under-10-acre woodlot owner on topics specific to their interests and needs such as programming on non-timber forest products, marketing forest products from small woodlots, and managing the small woodlot for wildlife. The forest resources field specialist also conducts woodlot visits with landowners, providing technical and educational advice regarding all components of forest stewardship, and provides educational programs and technical assistance for county residents, businesses and communities on forest management, wildlife, forest stewardship planning, and urban and community forestry.
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