The Service Forestry Program provides land management advice to forest landowners and helps to assess resource conditions and forest health, identify potential problems and opportunities, determine financial assistance eligibility, assist with treatment implementation, and recommend management practices to help achieve objectives. The position is responsible for independently directing, developing, evaluating, managing, and implementing statewide biological studies, research, resource assessments, policies, legislation, or regulations as it relates to wildlife management issues for private forested lands in Washington state.