Inspect trees for ALB

BrianG

BrianG

Location
Linden, New Jersey
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture needs 2 more climbers to inspect trees for Asian Longhorned Beetles. All applications must be recieved by July 10, 2006. The pay starts at $17.30 per hour. You get "hazard pay" for the whole day if you climb a tree 50 ft or higher. That works out to about $21.62 per hour. I've been doing this for about 2.5 months, so if you have any questions just ask. I don't have to listen to chainsaws and chippers all day.
The office is in Rahway, NJ.

USDA Treeclimber Job
 
SirTreeRat,
There is a quarantine zone around the trees which have been infested. The trees which have not been removed must be inspected to find futher infestation. We climb and inspect all host trees for evidence of the beetle's presence. We look for egg sites, exit holes, frass, etc.

We do not climb near utility lines, those are checked with buckets. We do not climb in bad weather, but we do work. We have paperwork, splicing, and other things to keep us busy. I have also helped out with mapping trees and treatment of host trees. The job is year-round and over-time is available. I've been working about 50-55 hours a week. Good benefits too.

There are contract climbers from Davey who are also inspecting trees. We do quality control to evaluate the performance of contract climbers. This is done by creating fake egg sites and exit holes. The contractors must find the pseudo-sites.

This is a great opportunity to do something different in the field of arboriculture. I was doing tree removals for this project before I started inspecting. I cut down over 2800 trees in a year. I prefer the inspecting.

In the attached picture I was carving some fake egg sites for quality control.
 

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Applications are accepted until July 10, 2006. After that, several applicants will be chosen for an interview. Then two climbers will be offered the job.
There is an online application to complete, resume should be sent, and other supporting documents such as a college diploma or training certificates should be sent in.
This is the most I ever did to apply for a job, but it's worth it. It's not to much work anyway. If there are any questions about the application process, let me know.
 
The USDA supplies climbing equipment, Arborwear clothes, and other stuff. We order mostly from Sherrill and we've been accumulating a nice inventory of climbing gear. You can keep your personal equipment at home.
 
Subject: Experienced Tree Climber in Southern New Jersey

Looking for full time work. CDL B license with airbrake endorsement. Very Experienced careful tree climber ready to work. Call me at 856-433-4791.
 
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