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TERRY ROGERS

TERRY ROGERS

Paradise,United States

Summary

Hardworking and reliable Registered Professional Forester with a strong ability in all aspects of forestry in California. Offering planning, management, supervision and application in the field. Highly organized, proactive and punctual with team-oriented mentality.

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Professional Forester With State of California

Paradise Ridge Forestry (self employed)
Paradise, CA
01.1996 - Current
  • As a Registered Professional Forester (RPF) since 1996 it is my duty to prepare the necessary documents to meet each private landowner's needs regarding the removal of trees from his/her property
  • This can include preparation of a timber harvest plan (THP), nonindustrial timber management plan (NTMP), fuels reduction plan, or any of the many exemptions allowed by the state of California
  • I have done 45 appraisals in the last 5 years for timber property of various clients
  • I have provided vegetation management reconnaissance, advice and consultation for private contracts with various utility companies throughout this region as well as prepared a forest community protection grant for a 1000 acre tree farm in Yuba County and 7 approved California Forest Improvement Grants (CFIP) in Yuba and Nevada Counties
  • I have been responsible for training, supervision and field work for PG&E, Liberty Energy, SMUD, and trained 30 ISA arborists and 8 RPF's for the Camp Fire Tree Removal project.
  • I also act as a liaison between clients and State & Federal Agency representatives and Licensed Timber Operators
  • My most recent RPF work has centered around the Challenge, Brownsville, Dobbins and Camptonville areas although I have been almost as busy working in the Nevada City - Grass Valley and various Placer County communities with THP's and forest fuels reduction projects
  • I have recently had a 665-acre Timber Harvest Plan (THP) approved which is located in the community protection area for Challenge, California and have a very thorough working knowledge of the entire Yuba County area
  • In 2023 I and RPF Michael Santuccio prepared the "Environmental Review Report for an Exempt Project Concow-Yankee Hill Fuel Reduction Notice of Exemption for the Yankee Hill Fire Safe Council in Concow, California (Butte County) which encompassed over 63,000 acres
  • I am a very good "compass person", work well on my own as well an in a group and I am the consummate "team player" possessing a very strong emphasis on training future foresters
  • The following areas are something I would be very proficient in a leadership/trainer role within a project based environment which could create a plethora of "teaching moments": timber cruising, silviculture, timber marking, compass work, environmental protection, archeology, mapping, and botanical and wildlife surveys
  • I have been involved with land exchanges between private and Federal agencies
  • In recent years I have completed 32 THP's/NTMP's while submitting and receiving approval from Cal Fire for a good number of public utility right-of-ways, mitigated negative declaration documents, drought mortality exemptions, CFIP presentation and documentation and hazard fuel reduction work with special emphasis on mechanical fuel removal methods include thinning, masticating, and pruning
  • Being from Paradise, California (and having lost my home in the 2018 Camp Fire which is rebuilt) it has been only fitting to have completed over 200 post fire recovery exemptions and emergencies for people from my community
  • My immediate work area encompasses the following counties: Yuba, Plumas, Butte, Nevada, Placer, Sierra, Lassen, Tehama and Eldorado.

Company Forester

Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI)
01.1982 - 01.1989
  • Before I had received my Registered Professional Forester (RPF) license I worked for Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) in the Feather River Division and Bohemia, Inc at Grass Valley and Lincoln as a Company Forester
  • In a time frame extending from 1982 through 1989 one of my main duties for both companies was that of "Purchasers Rep" for a tremendous amount of USFS timber sales (I recollect somewhere in the neighborhood of 35 sales) on both the Plumas National Forest (PNF) and Tahoe National Forest (TNF)
  • Most of the sales I was responsible for with SPI on the PNF were in the Sierra Valley area and the Bucks Lake area
  • For Bohemia, Inc
  • My territory on the TNF centered more on all sales between Foresthill and Placerville.

Forester

Chestnut Ridge Forestry
Cloudcroft, NM
  • Working as a one-man crew and utilizing NSDI Standards I did a form of common stand exam utilizing a single macroplot (2 chains - 132') to calibrate vegetation attributes field data to current and/or future aerial photography
  • The fieldwork required recording all data using a Dell-Axiom PDR
  • We recorded geographic coordinates (noted to relocate the plot) and basic information such as data measured, observer, plot type and size
  • Ancillary data such as physical attributes (slope, elevation, aspect, hydrology, parent material, soils) of the plot location was also gathered to guide interpretation of vegetation
  • Species composition of the plot was based on vertical structure and physiognomy of the plot including name and dated taxonomic reference of all recorded taxa
  • Middle and lower tiers of the NVC hierarchy (levels 4-8) required identification of genera, species, and finer taxa (subspecies, varieties)
  • We also measured canopy cover
  • FIA plots were done with a two man crew recording all pertinent data with a Dell-Axiom PDR
  • We were responsible for measurement and re-measurement of plots consisting of a cluster of four sample points, with three of the points located 120' from the central point at 0, 120, and 240 degrees azimuth
  • Each point in the cluster was surrounded by a 24-foot fixed-radius subplot where trees 5 inches (DBH) and larger were measured
  • The four subplots totaled almost 1/6 acre
  • Each subplot contained a 6.8-foot fixed-radius microplot where saplings (from 1" to 4.9" DBH) and seedlings were measured
  • All four microplots totaled approximately 1/75 acre
  • The microplots were offset from subplot centers (12.0 feet at an azimuth of 90 degrees) to minimize seedling trampling
  • Each subplot was surrounded by a a 58.9' fixed-radius macroplot, which was used to include large trees (> 40.0 inches DBH) and mortality.

Forester

Mountain Forestry
Grass Valley, CA
  • Before obtaining my license to practice Forestry I worked as a forester for Mountain (May of 1989 until the beginning of 1996)
  • I primarily aided in the timber harvest process
  • Duties ranged from timber cruising and appraising timber, timber marking, and general preparation to provide adequate protection for wildlife, water, soils, geology, and archeology, and to provide for optimum fire safety
  • I quickly developed my computer skills, working with Microsoft Word, Word Perfect and Excel
  • I wrote or aided in writing many harvesting documents during each year
  • I learned to use GIS, ArcGIS, GPS and Georeference as part of THP preparation
  • I had the opportunity to work with several State and Federal agencies in the course of operations
  • I was instrumental in the layout of an extensive timber cruise involving a land exchange with the U.S
  • Forest Service and Richard Brown & Walt Saunders in the Feather Falls area near Oroville, CA.

Education

Undergraduate studies in Forestry -

Southern Illinois University

Associate's Degree in Forestry -

College of the Redwoods

Skills

  • Tree Removals
  • Health Assessments
  • ArcGIS Proficiency
  • Health Evaluations
  • Land Use Planning
  • Technical Report Writing
  • Project Management
  • GPS Navigation
  • Project Coordination
  • Effective Communication
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Team Collaboration
  • Self Motivation
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Analytical Skills
  • Attention to Detail
  • Multitasking
  • Decision-Making
  • Reliability
  • Problem-Solving Aptitude

Certification

  • Registered Professional Forester (RPF), 2537
  • Certified Master Log Scaler, Northern California Log Scaling & Grading Bureau

References

  • Neal Siller, CEO & Owner of ODIN Construction Solutions, Inc, P.O. Box 430, Penn Valley, CA, 95946, (916) 893-3462
  • Matthew Williams, San Francisco Giants Coach & Present Client, 166 Pedroncelli Drive, Windsor, CA, 95492, (602) 432-0009
  • Paul Maben, RPF & Retired Manager of PG&E Forestry - Central Sierra's, 11156 Crotty Ct, Grass Valley, CA, 95949, (530) 559-0066
  • Scott Leonhard, RPF & Lead Forester, Orion Managed Services, LLC, 4110 Pleasant Ranch Road, Penn Valley, CA, 95946, (530) 913-4184

Timeline

Registered Professional Forester With State of California

Paradise Ridge Forestry (self employed)
01.1996 - Current

Company Forester

Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI)
01.1982 - 01.1989

Forester

Chestnut Ridge Forestry

Forester

Mountain Forestry

Undergraduate studies in Forestry -

Southern Illinois University

Associate's Degree in Forestry -

College of the Redwoods

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