Seth Clifford
Forester at Burlington Electric Department- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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VT Licenced Forester
State of VermontJul, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
NH Licenced Forester
State of New HampshireOct, 2015- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Burlington Electric Department
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United States
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Utilities
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1 - 100 Employee
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Forester
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Jan 2013 - Present
Procuring and monitoring wood fuel harvesting activities at the Joseph C. McNeil generating station, a 50 MW facility consuming approximately 450,000 green tons of wood annually. Duties include: Monitoring wood harvesting activities for compliance with State regulations and BED’s harvesting policy; assisting in the surveying and evaluation of forest-sites to determine harvestable wood volumes, suitability for whole tree chip harvesting, development of timber harvest plans and silvicultural prescriptions, and notification of State agencies as necessary; participation in the location and development of sources of wood fuel; data processing activities pertaining to payment for delivered wood fuel, wood delivery and transfer volumes, wood inventory, and contractor performance; negotiation of wood procurement agreements; advising of harvesters and private landowners on forest management activities; public outreach to interested parties related to wood procurement activities.
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Forester & GIS Coordinator
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Aug 1998 - Dec 2013
Worked with a diverse client base throughout Vermont & New Hampshire, ranging from small non-industrial landowners to large institutional investors. Forester duties included: development and implementation of long-term management plans, harvest planning and supervision, contract negotiation and compliance, implementation of best management practices, layout and construction of harvest roads and trails, forest products marketing, project cost and revenue forecasting, development and stewardship of client budgets, inventory layout and data collection for both timber appraisal and silvicultural purposes, liaison between clients and interested parties (lease holders, State agencies, VAST, Vermont Land Trust, etc.), administration of recreational leases, development and submission of proposals to prospective clients, all aspects of client communication and information transfer. GIS coordinator duties included: support of company projects from Tennessee to Maine and into Ontario, creation of office workflows, designing and maintaining databases, identifying and securing appropriate data sources, completing complex client and marketing mapping projects, integration of GPS and interfacing with outside contractors and clients.
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Forester
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1994 - 1998
Duties included all aspects of forestry consulting relating to non-industrial and small industrial clients: Forest land evaluation and planning, timber sale preparation and administration, contract negotiation, timber appraisal, wildlife habitat maintenance, recreational trail development, prescribed burning. Duties included all aspects of forestry consulting relating to non-industrial and small industrial clients: Forest land evaluation and planning, timber sale preparation and administration, contract negotiation, timber appraisal, wildlife habitat maintenance, recreational trail development, prescribed burning.
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Upland Forestry
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United States
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Forest Technician
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1993 - 1994
Duties included timber cruising, marking and inspection of timber sales, management plan preparation, mapping, boundary location Duties included timber cruising, marking and inspection of timber sales, management plan preparation, mapping, boundary location
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Education
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1990 - 1993
University of Vermont
Bachelor of Science (BS), Forest Management/Forest Resources Management -
1989 - 1990
University of Maine
Forest Engineering
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