Service Forester
or drop it. So we can include a short paragraph with Agency, Location, Salary, Pay Grade, Closing Date maybe. We need sections: About the role (description), Responsibilities (job duties), Requirements (maybe education/experience), Qualifications (maybe ideal candidate), Skills (knowledge, skill, ability), Benefits (benefits info), Pay (salary), Schedule (work hours, travel). We must only include sections if posting has real specific content. Let's extract content: About the role: "This position will work with DANR’s Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) projects throughout the Black Hills of South Dakota. The goal of the GNA Program is to accelerate the pace, scale, and quality of forest restoration to increase the resilience of South Dakota’s forests. The GNA Forester works with their federal counterparts to develop agreements and/or contracts that lead to completion of projects as outlined in the GNA agreements. They will be responsible for reviewing, planning and implementing forest and watershed restoration activities, through the use of service contracts and timber sale contracts. This position will work with forest contractors and purchasers to accomplish GNA work that adheres to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements. The forester will consider ground-based logging feasibility and resource protection measures, such as best management practices when performing layout activities. Additional duties potentially include forest management assistance, coordinate, and administer forestry activities and programs with individual landowners, city or county governments or agencies, and conservation districts; provide technical assistance; write forest stewardship plans; provide educational information to ensure effective conservation practices related to trees, forests, tree insect and disease identification and management, and the protection of the state's resources. Day travel is frequent, and overnight trips will average about 2-3 nights per month. Normal work hours will be 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday." That's a mix of role description and schedule/travel. We'll split: About the role: first paragraph up to maybe before Day travel? But we can keep as is. Responsibilities: The list under "Job Duties Include Timber Sale and Service Work Preparation and Layout ..." and "Contract Preparation and Administration - ..." So we need to list duties as
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Requirements: maybe "The Ideal Candidate Will Have" bullet points? That's more qualifications. Requirements could be formal education or experience in forestry or related natural resource profession. Also ability to coordinate, adapt, speak, explain, self-starter, supervision, computer knowledge, GIS, 4WD truck operation, communication skills, forest management background, knowledge of federal environmental laws, etc. Also knowledge list (dendrology, etc.) and skill list (tools, etc.) and ability list (work remote, prioritize, drive, etc.). Those could be split into Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge, Abilities. But we only have headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can map:
- Requirements: formal education/experience, ability to coordinate, adapt, speak, explain, self-starter, work under supervision, computer knowledge, GIS, 4WD truck operation.
- Qualifications: maybe the ideal candidate's strong verbal/written communication, strong forest management and silviculture background, knowledge of federal environmental protection laws.
- Skills: knowledge of dendrology, arboriculture, biology, biometrics, botany, forest ecology, mensuration, forest entomology and pathology, GIS, horticulture, hydrology, plant physiology, silviculture, range and timber management, NEPA, forest fire management, forest insects and diseases, tree biology, forest economics, forest planning, project design and management, urban forestry, agroforestry, forest certification programs. Also skill to use various forestry tools and equipment, interpret data.
- Ability: ability to work productively remote, prioritize, drive 4WD in various weather, use forestry tools for measuring, conduct literature searches, soil survey research, use topographic maps, use MS Office, use digital graphic software, mapping programs, GPS info, write reports, deal tactfully, communicate effectively, work independently or in team, establish relationships, keep records.
But we have only Skills heading; we could combine knowledge, skill, ability under Skills? The instruction says use headings as given; we can decide to put all under Skills if we want fewer sections. However we also have Requirements and Qualifications separate. We need to decide what goes where.
We must not invent or summarize away detail; preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all those details somewhere.
We can create sections:
- About the role (description)
- Responsibilities (duties list)
- Requirements (education/experience, core abilities)
- Qualifications (ideal candidate traits)
- Skills (knowledge, technical skills, abilities)
- Benefits (benefits info)
- Pay (salary)
- Schedule (work hours, travel)
We must ensure we don't create sections with filler like "not specified". All have content.
Now extract specifics:
About the role: we can take first paragraph(s) before "Day travel is frequent..." maybe include that as part of role description but schedule will be separate. Let's separate: About the role: description of GNA, goal, working with federal counterparts, reviewing/planning/implementing forest and watershed restoration activities, working with contractors/purchasers, adhering to NEPA, considering ground-based logging feasibility and BMPs, additional duties (forest management assistance, coordinate/administer forestry activities with landowners, etc., provide technical assistance, write stewardship plans, provide educational info). That's good.
Responsibilities: list of duties from "Job Duties Include Timber Sale and Service Work Preparation and Layout - ..." and "Contract Preparation and Administration - ..." We'll break into bullet points.
Requirements: "The ideal candidate for this position will have formal education or experience in forestry or a related natural resource profession. The ideal candidate has the ability to coordinate and work with diverse forestry interests, federal agency and industry representative, public and state officials. The candidate must have the ability to adapt to ever changing work priorities and be comfortable speaking in front of large groups of people. Successful candidates will be able to explain complex forestry concepts and practices in easy to understand terms. The candidate should be a self-starter and be able work under general supervision. The ideal candidate must have a working knowledge of computers, Microsoft Office Professional software, and geographic information systems such as ArcPro. The ideal candidate will be able to operate a four-wheel drive truck safely on primitive roads or in offroad areas."
That's requirements.
Qualifications: maybe "The ideal candidate possesses strong verbal and written communication skills, strong forest management and silviculture background and experience, and knowledge of federal environmental protection laws and regulations." That's qualifications.
Skills: The long list of knowledge areas and skill to use tools, ability to interpret data, etc. Also ability list (work remote, prioritize, drive, use tools, conduct literature searches, soil survey, topographic maps, MS Office, digital graphic software, mapping programs, GPS, write reports, deal tactfully, communicate effectively, work independently/team, establish relationships, keep records). We'll put all under Skills as bullet points.
Benefits: "The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information here . This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS."
Pay: "Salary: $24.40/hr Pay Grade: H"
Schedule: "Normal work hours will be 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Day travel is frequent, and overnight trips will average about 2-3 nights per month."
We also have location, agency, closing date maybe as metadata paragraph.
We must not include boilerplate like "Additional Requirements: To be considered, please attach your resume." etc. Also remove EEO, visa, I-9, E-Verify, application instructions, etc.
We must preserve all substantive information; we are removing some like "Additional Requirements: To be considered, please attach your resume." That's not substantive? It's an instruction to attach resume; but instruction to apply is considered boilerplate? The instruction says remove application instructions. So we can drop that. Also "NCRC: If you possess a National Career Readiness Certificate, please submit the certificate with your application." That's also application instruction; drop. "For more information on how to acquire a National Career Readiness Certificate contact a South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Job Service Office." drop. "A certificate is not necessary to be considered." drop. "The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees." drop. "All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9." drop. "The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire." drop. "You must apply online: ..." drop. "You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted." drop. "South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus" drop. '"An Equal Opportunity Employer"' drop.
We keep benefits, pay, schedule, location maybe.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Structure:
Agency: Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources
maybe but we shouldn't use headings for metadata. Usewith details. We'll output:
Agency: Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources
Location: Rapid City or Hot Springs, SD
Salary: $24.40/hr (Pay Grade: H)
Closing Date: 10/16/2026
Then sections:About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- ... ...
Qualifications
- ... ...
Skills
- ... ...
Benefits
...
Pay
Salary: $24.40/hr (Pay Grade: H)
maybe duplicate but we already have metadata; but we can still include Pay section with same info. However we should avoid duplication? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. It's okay to repeat? Might be considered duplication but not prohibited. However we already have Pay info in metadata paragraph; we could keep it there and not have separate Pay section. But we need to include Pay section only if posting has real specific content for it. It does have salary and pay grade. So we should include Pay section. We can keep metadata paragraph separate but maybe we can combine location/agency/closing date in a short paragraph and then Pay section separate. That's fine. Similarly Schedule section. We must not repeat job title as heading (we aren't). We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings (we aren't). We can drop Job ID entirely or fold into metadata paragraph. We'll include Job ID maybe in metadata paragraph. Let's craft content. About the role paragraph: "This position will