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The Guild welcomes individuals who support and share its mission and principles. Please join us by becoming a member!

The Forest Guild is a professional organization of forest stewards, associated natural resource professionals, and affiliates who are passionate about restoring and sustaining the integrity of our forests while meeting the needs of the communities that rely on them. All Guild members share a love of forests, and professional members are actively involved in land management.

 






 

The benefits of Forest Guild membership for All Members:

  • A career network of principles-based professionals and organizations.
  • Opportunities to participate in working groups and develop and endorse policy initiatives.
  • Access to and participation in research that advances excellent forestry.
  • Professional development opportunities (workshops, field sessions, etc.).
  • Discounted registration fees for Guild national and regional meetings .
  • Learning through Forest Wisdom, Across the Landscape, and other Guild publications.
  • Email announcements of coming events, news, and other items of interest.
  • Access to the Guild’s members-only website.
  • Inspiration from seeing excellent silviculture and stewardship in practice.
  • Satisfaction from supporting an organization with values and ethics of which you can be proud.
Professional Members:
 
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Forest Wisdom Issue 18


For biomass to be a part of our nation's renewable energy future, issues of ecological sustainability and carbon impacts need to be understood and accounted for. As this edition of Forest Wisdom demonstrates through articles on landowners experience and use of the Guild's Northeast sustainable biomass retention and harvesting guidelines, using biomass for energy presents a suite of complex technical and social issues. Read it here.