Description

Schillinger Forestry is seeking highly self-motivated and dependable summer intern(s) to join our team based in Traverse City Michigan. Interested individuals should submit cover letter, resume and references to: Daniel Schillinger at the address above or via e-mail; schillingerforestry@gmail.com

 Competitive wage will be offered dependent on applicant’s experience and abilities. Position is temporary and will be during the months of April/May through August/September 2026 with full time hours required during these months. Employee will be paid 1.5 times hourly rate for required overtime work. Overtime will be a regular occurrence in at least May and June.

Position Duties, in order of time spent

• Ornamental Urban Tree Care including: Spraying pesticides and/or trunk injecting trees for targeted insects and diseases, and fertilizing trees to overcome site specific problems (work truck, tools and Personal Protective Equipment will be provided for employee’s use)
•       Urban tree pest and disease diagnosis
•       Marking timber for commercial timber sales on private non-industrial land
•       Forest data collection/analysis for Forest Management Plans and total standing timber values
•       Invasive plant species identification and control, as needed

Requirements

Applicant Requirements;

•       Bachelors of Science in Forestry from a SAF accredited university, or a comparable Natural Resource degree. Applicants entering their junior or senior year in fall 2026 are also eligible
•       Excellent customer service and communication skills; in person, telephone, and writing
•       Valid Driver’s License and the ability to drive a 1 ton pickup truck with spray rig safely
•       Be physically capable of 10 hours (or more) of work per day for 5 consecutive days while being able to carry 5 gallons of water throughout. Some Saturdays may also be required.
•       Be able to report for work as early as 6:30am
•       Computer literacy including these applications; Access, Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.
•       Excellent navigational skills using; compass, aerial photography, topography and soils maps

Employee Requirements; (can be acquired after hiring)

•       MDARD Commercial Pesticide Applier in Ornamental (3B)