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ACF Membership Applications

Please carefully review all sections of an application and read all membership requirements to make sure you meet all of the criteria.  If you have questions about ACF, membership applications, or membership requirements, please email [email protected] or call the ACF national office (703) 548-0990.

We recommend viewing the ACF Membership Flowchart for guidance on which membership category is the best fit for you.

Already know which membership category you'd like to apply for? Click a direct link below to access an online application.

• Associate Membership
• Candidate for Full Membership
• Candidate for Affiliate Membership
• Full Membership
• Affiliate Membership
• Retired Membership
• Lifetime Membership
• Member-Inactive
• Reinstatement

New to ACF?

(Designed for individuals who are current forestry students or recent graduates and have not yet met the requirements for Candidate Membership.)

Requirements for Associate Membership:

1. Be enrolled in a professional forestry degree-granting program recognized by the ACF Executive Committee or be no more than three years post-graduation.
2. Have no economic interest in a timber purchasing or timber procurement entity wherein a potential conflict of interest may exist in serving the public. *Internship or short-term seasonal employment by such an entity while enrolled in a degree-granting program does not preclude Associate Membership status.

Associate Membership Online Application

Candidate for Full Membership

Requirements for Candidate for Full Membership:

1. Be a graduate from a forestry or related bachelor or higher degree granting program.
2. Have at least two years of experience in practical forestry administration, forest management or other special forestry classification.
3. Be a professional forester, whose principal activity is forestry consulting work to the public on a fee or contract basis.
4. Have no undisclosed economic interests or associations with any entity wherein a conflict of interest may exist in representing clients.
5. Have business ownership or employment status as an owner, partner or stockholder in a forestry consulting firm; an employee of a consulting firm that has one or more of its owners as an ACF Member; or practice in a firm enrolled in an ACF-approved practice monitoring program.

Candidate for Full Membership Online Application

Candidate for Affiliate Membership

Requirements for Candidate for Affiliate Membership:

1. Be a graduate from a forestry or related associate degree granting program.
2. Have at least two years of experience in practical forestry administration, forest management or other special forestry classification.
3. Be a professional forester, whose principal activity is forestry consulting work to the public on a fee or contract basis.
4. Have no undisclosed economic interests or associations with any entity wherein a conflict of interest may exist in representing clients.
5. Have business ownership or employment status as an owner, partner or stockholder in a forestry consulting firm; an employee of a consulting firm that has one or more of its owners as an ACF Member; or practice in a firm enrolled in an ACF-approved practice monitoring program.

Candidate for Affiliate Membership Online Application

Full Membership / Affiliate Membership 

Ready to upgrade? Once you've been a Candidate Member for at least one but no more than three years, completed the Practice of Consulting Forestry course, and have five or more years experience in forestry, it's time to upgrade your membership:

Full Member Application - For Candidates for Full Member

Affiliate Member Application - For Candidates for Affiliate Member

Retired Membership / Lifetime Membership

Already a member and want to change your status?