Tree Planter

Imagine yourself working outdoors in the clean mountain air, feeling a light breeze and the warm sunshine on your face. Today, after an early morning drive with your crew down rough logging roads, you arrive at the worksite—commonly called the cut block. You load up your hip bags with bundles of young saplings and begin the task of planting hundreds of trees in this difficult terrain. You are a tree planter, and you have been assigned to restore the forest in this area.

Your job requires you to perform manual tasks that include tree planting, harvesting, and spraying operations. With a few years of experience, you may get the opportunity to manage other tree planters or be assigned to check how well they’ve planted their trees. You work in remote areas and share a tent and camp duties with up to 100 other people, some of whom have already become life-long friends.

After a morning of tree planting in this quiet valley, you scan the landscape and smile as you imagine how it will look in the years to come. Even though the hours are long and the work has been difficult, you are happy knowing that you have helped to restore the habitat that this forest once provided for wildlife. You feel great about making a positive impact on the Earth’s health and sustainability.