Forester

A forester is a body entrusted with the Hege person of the forest, such as a forest engineer, forester or forestry technician.

Remit

These professions are concerned with the sustainable economic use of the forest, taking into account its ecological and social functions. Depending of the employment relationship, the weighting of the functions of the forest is different. The hunt can include his duties.

History

The job of a forester, or the designation Ranger has emerged only in the 18th century and has become a part of the hunt and on the other hand, from the management of forests. So there was initially the Occupation oak ties for forestry officials, the " [ ... ] see the oak tree planted saplings annually, bind and trim had to [ ... ] ". From 1740, the term Walking and Riding Rangers came on. In Brandenburg, the royal officials are still at the beginning of the 18th century was named Heide rider, Heath guards or Heidenhain runners, the corresponding service apartments as Heath House Heath and cavalry. 1745 Heath rider is called (from 1736) as a forester, the heath Runner ( 1727 ) as a Förster ( 1742).

Until the 1960s, inhabited usually a forester as official residence a forester's house. Since there are fewer and fewer Revierförstereien by merging today, many forest lodges have become obsolete. They are often issued in private hands and turned into a guest house.

Training

Germany

In order to be a forester in Germany can, a person must have an education to forestry technician or graduated from forestry or forestry at a Fachhochschule ( FH) or forestry at a university have studied and completed. After his studies, a period of training in the civil service closes at that with the state's career examination as Forstinspektor ( entry requirement Dipl. -Ing. Forestry ( FH), then higher service) or forestry assessor ( entry requirement diploma forestry ( university), senior service) ends.

Forestry technicians, foresters, however, can only be used in private forest at the request of the forest owner as a forester. In the public forest owners the ability to upscale Forest Service (career test) is required. In private forests, they will also generally expected.

Austria

To become a forester in Austria, you have to complete the Federal College of Forestry Bruck an der Mur. The training period of five years ends with a maturity and diploma examination. Subsequently, a two-year practice as a forest adjunct must be demonstrated under a senior forest officer. After passing the state examination for the Forest Service obtained the engineering degree and is therefore entitled as a forester, a forest area to farm up to 3,600 acres.

Switzerland

In Switzerland, a completed apprenticeship as a forest warden, 18 months professional experience, the visit of basic modules and the existence of an aptitude test requirement. The training at one of the two training centers in Forest Lyss BE and Maienfeld lasts two years.

Finland

In Finland, foresters are trained at colleges and universities. In the eight colleges that offer forestry training, the students of the four -year study leave from the exam metsätalousinsinööri (AMK ) ( Forest Engineer ( FH) ). The conclusion is mentioned in international comparisons Bachelor of Science.

At the Helsinki and Joensuu, universities, students place after three years of forestry science courses the exam maatalous yes metsätieteiden kandidaatti off and put after their studies for two years until exam maatalous yes metsätieteiden maisteri ( Master of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences ) continued. In international comparison, these two exams be translated as Bachelor of Science and Master of Science. Graduates of the Master's exam have the right to use the professional title metsänhoitaja (Forster ).

Before the introduction of the polytechnic education system in the 1990s, forest engineers ( metsätalousininööri ) and forestry technicians were trained in forestry schools ( metsäteknikko ). The forest engineer training lasted four and forestry technician training three years.

The vocational training of forest workers ( Holzvollernter driver and lumberjack ) happens in forestry vocational schools and lasts three years. High School shortens the training period to two years.