Membership Organisations

[gloria]

Hi everyone,

 

I'm new to this forum so I hope that I'm posting in the right place!

 

My son is hoping to go into a career in forestry and I'm researching possible membership organisations for him to join just so that he can get involved, gain some knowledge of forestry and perhaps make some new contacts.

 

I'm hoping that you could point me in the right direction, there seem to be quite a few similar organisations available with varying benefits.

 

Institute of Chartered Foresters, the Arb Association, the Royal Forestry Society ... etc, etc.

 

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks

 

Gloria

[HCR]

The ICF would be the logical choice - the RFS isn't really a professional body in the same sense. Is he going to university to study or hoping to gain experience and skills on the job?

 

Arboriculture and forestry are very different beasts so the AA may be less appropriate, although many aspects of arboriculture would be of interest to a forester, especially the tree health aspects as opposed to the purple ropes and anodised fasteners...

[RobArb]

ICF:biggrin:

[Hodge]

ICF:biggrin:

 

You a football hooligan? The ICF are west hams crew.

[RobArb]

You a football hooligan? The ICF are west hams crew.

 

[L W Woodlands]

Hi, if you're in the south west the wessex silvicultural group would be worth looking at.