A forester is a person whose job is to look after the trees in a forest and to plant new ones. someone who works in a forest taking care of, planting, and cutting down the trees
A person who has been professionally educated in forestry at a college or university A B C D E F G H I L M O P R S T U V W -G- Girdling -- Completely encircling the trunk of a tree with a cut that severs the bark and cambium of the tree, usually resulting in the death of the tree
A trained professional in charge of the general health of the forest A forester's responsibilities may include (but aren't limited to) tree growing and planting, animal habitat protection and improvement, soil protection, fire protection, land use management, water protection, and timber harvesting
This title may be used as a job title; but primarily refers to a person who has graduated from a University program specializing in the broad science of Forestry, including Forest Engineering Thus a person may be a Forester by degree, but may be working in a wide variety of jobs - not necessarily in the field of forestry
a person engaged in the profession of forestry In some countries the term is restricted to those who received formal post-secondary education in forestry or who possess the equivalent qualifications A forester may or may not be a Registered Professional Forester, which is a legally-recognized title
A macho guy like me or sometimes a liberated woman thanks to affirmative action A B S degree in Forest Management is required to be a real forester Without that, anyone is just pretending Massachusetts will soon be implementing a "forester licensing" law, although most foresters in the state are witholding judgement on the law until we see how it is implemented The current version of the law is crippled