State Uplands Deputy Supervisor, Exempt

State Uplands Deputy Supervisor

Recruitment #Full-time, Exempt 5, Non-represented

Location:

Natural Resources Building
- Olympia, WA

Relocation Compensation may be available and considered Salary: $11,933.00 - $14,650.00 Monthly

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The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) protects Washington State’s heritage of natural resources by sustainably managing millions of acres of state lands in forests, under the sea and across agricultural plains. DNR has an annual operating budget of approximately $245 million and has over 1300 permanent employees with approximately 500 additional staff hired during the summer fire season. Each year, state trust forest, range, commercial, agricultural and aquatic lands generate more than $300 million for public schools, state institutions, county services and aquatic restoration.

As stewards of these lands, DNR manages them to also provide the state with fish and wildlife habitat, clean and abundant water and public access to outdoor recreation.

DNR also:

• Protects forest lands and communities against wildfire using wildland firefighting crews and aviation resources, collaborative forest health efforts and community preparedness assistance
• Manages the state’s most precious natural areas
  • Administers state forest practices rules
• Monitors geologic hazards and regulates the reclamation of surface mines
• Washington’s public landscapes are a legacy that provides Washington State citizens with enormous environmental, recreation and economic benefit.
• About the Department

Lands managed by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources are different than other publicly managed lands:
They come with a legal responsibility to generate revenue for their designated beneficiaries, such as schools, counties, and critical local services. DNR manages more than 2 million acres of forested state trust lands for long-term timber production, specific habitat objectives, and protection of clean, abundant water. These forests often provide public recreation opportunities, too. As stewards of the state’s lands and natural resources, DNR draws upon a variety of staff, including foresters, engineers, geologists, biologists, archaeologists, hydrologists, economists, and others as management activities are planned.

All 2.4 million acres of DNR-managed forested lands are certified under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, and 176,000 acres of those lands are also certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. Certified forests are grown to an approved set of standards that demonstrate environmentally responsible, socially beneficial, and economically viable management practices.

At statehood in 1889, Congress granted Washington millions of acres of land to support public institutions such as funding the construction of public K-12 grade schools statewide, state universities, other state educational institutions, and prisons. Today, DNR manages 3 million acres of these federally granted trust lands to provide a continuous flow of revenue to beneficiaries through revenue producing activities such as:

• Harvesting timber, biomass byproducts, and other forest products
• Leasing lands for agricultural purposes, such as orchards and vineyards, irrigated agriculture, dryland crops, and grazing
• Leasing communications sites, mining and mineral leases, wind farms and energy production, commercial properties, and rights of way.

In addition to earning income, activities on trust lands are managed to protect habitat for native plant and animal species, provide clean and abundant water, and offer diverse public recreation opportunities. As a trust land manager, DNR is obligated to follow the common law duties of a trustee, which include generating revenue, managing trust assets prudently and acting with undivided loyalty to trust beneficiaries.

DNR manages hundreds of thousands of acres of state forest lands that help fund services in many counties and contribute to the state General Fund-earmarked for education. About 546,000 acres are State Forest Transfer…