American Society of Consulting Aborists (ASCA) – is the industry’s premier professional association focusing solely on arboricultural consulting.
Association of Consulting Foresters (ACF) – National consulting forestry organization directory contains member profiles and information about consulting foresters.
California Licensed Foresters Association (CLFA) – with a membership responsible for the sustained management of millions of acres of California forestland, represents the common interests of California Registered Professional Foresters.
Council on Forest Engineering (COFE) – is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to foster development of forest engineering in industry, government, teaching, research, and extension.
Ecological Society of America – is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization of scientists founded in 1915 to promote ecological science by improving communication among ecologists; raise the public’s level of awareness of the importance of ecological science; increase the resources available for the conduct of ecological science; and ensure the appropriate use of ecological science in environmental decision making by enhancing communication between the ecological community and policy-makers. Ecology is the scientific discipline that is concerned with the relationships between organisms and their past, present, and future environments.
Forest Products Society – The Forest Products Society is an international not-for-profit technical association founded in 1947 to provide an information network for all segments of the forest products industry.
Illinois Consulting Foresters Association – Serving primarily private landowners in Illinois, members of the Illinois Consulting Foresters Association are professional foresters educated and experienced in marketing timber for increased income and managing forests to sustain health, production, and intangible benefits over decades and centuries.
International Society of Arboriculture – The ISA has served the tree care industry for over seventy years as a scientific and educational organization. ISA was founded in 1924 when a group of forty individuals, each engaged in a phase of tree work or research, were called together by the Connecticut Tree Protection Examining Board to discuss shade tree problems and their possible solutions.
Minnesota Association of Consulting Foresters – Professional private sector resource managers dedicated to meeting their clients’ forestry objectives. Organized in 1981.
National Arborist Association – Official site of the National Arborist Association (NAA), the leading trade association for commercial tree service companies. The NAA publishes Tree Care Industry (TCI) Magazine and hosts TCI EXPO. Our mission is to support the commercial arborist and promote the tree care profession. Established in 1938, the NAA is a trade association of over 2700 commercial tree care firms and affiliated companies. NAA develops safety and education programs, standards of tree care practice, and management information for arboriculture firms around the world. We provide continuing education, training, conferences and publications to promote the safe and appropriate practice of tree care.
National Association of University Forest Resources Programs (NAUFRP) – (formerly the National Association of Professional Forestry Schools and Colleges) was formed in 1981 and celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2006. Today, NAUFRP represents 80 of our nation’s most prestigious universities and their respective scientists, educators and extension specialists.
National Association of States Foresters – is a non-profit organization that represents the directors of the State Forestry agencies from all fifty states, eight U.S. territories (American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Northern Marianas Islands, Palau, Puerto Rico, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), and the District of Columbia.
North Carolina Board of Registration for Foresters – Created to benefit and protect the public by improving the standards of the practice of professional forestry in North Carolina.
Society for Conservation Biology – is an international professional organization dedicated to promoting the scientific study of the phenomena that affect the maintenance, loss, and restoration of biological diversity. The Society’s membership comprises a wide range of people interested in the conservation and study of biological diversity: resource managers, educators, government and private conservation workers, and students make up the more than 10,000 members world-wide.
Society of Municipal Arborists – Founded in 1964, the SMA is an organization of municipal arborists and urban foresters. Our membership also includes consultants, commercial firms and citizens who actively practice or support some facet of municipal forestry.
Society for Range Management – is the professional scientific society and conservation organization whose members are concerned with studying, conserving, managing and sustaining the varied resources of the rangelands which comprise nearly half the land in the world. Established in 1948, SRM has over 4,000 members in 48 countries, including many developing nations.
Society of American Foresters (SAF) – represents professional foresters throughout the United States. The organization has local chapters throughout the country as well as a variety of publications for its members.
- Appalachian Chapter of the Society of American Foresters– The Appalachian Society (ApSAF) is one of 33 multi-state / state societies that make up the national body know as the Society of American Foresters. ApSAF is composed of professional foresters and forest technicians from the three state region of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
- Indiana Chapter of the Society of American Foresters– A regional scientific and educational organization representing the forestry profession in Indiana.
- Kentucky-Tennessee Chapter of the Society of American Foresters– With a membership of over 400, the Kentucky-Tennessee Society is one of 33 State/Multi-State Societies representing the nearly 18,000 member Society of American Foresters. Our organizational structure includes a Chairman, Chair-elect, Treasurer, and Secretary which, along with 7 additional members, comprise the core of an Executive Committee for our Society. Within the two states we have 6 regional chapters and 3 student chapters, each with their own set of officers and committees. Currently, the K-T SAF has 14 committees that focus a variety of subject areas.
- Michigan Chapter of the Society of American Foresters – Forestry information for Michigan foresters, forest owners, and interested people
- Minnesota Chapter of the Society of American Foresters – is the official website of the Minnesota Society of American Foresters. The site contains information on SAF activites, events, and other forestry related news and resources.
- The National Capital Chapter of SAF – is one of thirty-two State Societies that make up the national organization of the SAF. Our members generally live and work in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. We have over 300 members in the National Capital SAF.
- Northern California Chapter of the Society of American Foresters – NorCal SAF is a unit of the Society of American Foresters. The mission of the Society of American Foresters is to advance the science, education, technology, and practice of forestry; to enhance the competency of its members; to establish professional excellence; and to use the knowledge, skills, and conservation ethic of the profession to ensure the continued health and use of forest ecosystems and the present and future availability of forest resources to benefit society
- Ohio Chapter of the Society of American Foresters – Home website of the Ohio Chapter, Society of American Foresters – Upcoming Events, Mission, Position Statements, Ohio Issues, Hetuch, Forestry Links.
- Oregon Chapter of the Society of American Foresters – A regional scientific and educational organization representing the forestry profession in Oregon.
- Washington State Chapter of the Society of American Foresters – A regional scientific and educational organization representing the forestry profession in Washington.
Society of Municipal Arborists – Founded in 1964, the SMA is an organization of municipal arborists and urban foresters. Our membership also includes consultants, commercial firms and citizens who actively practice or support some facet of municipal forestry.
Western Forest Genetics Association – is an association of professionals, researchers, and students involved in forest genetics issues in the western US and Canada. Meetings are rotated throughout the region, and are often held jointly with other organizations.
The Wildlife Society – founded in 1937, is an international non-profit scientific and educational association dedicated to excellence in wildlife stewardship through science and education. Our mission is to enhance the ability of wildlife professionals to conserve diversity, sustain productivity, and ensure responsible use of wildlife resources for the benefit of society