MassWoods

Background

• legislation
• regulations (effective 20 April 2007)
• definitions
• policies (effective 20 April 2007)

Licensing Specifics

• Who needs a license?
• How do you become licensed?
  • application form and information
• How do you maintain a license?
• Standards of professional conduct ( 302 CMR 14.06)
• See a list of MA licensed Foresters. (Note: some Licensed Foresters elect to not be listed publicly. Hence this is not necessarily the entire list of currently licensed foresters in Massachusetts). 
• Find MA licensed foresters by town.
• Forester license renewal forms and information

Continuing Education

• Upcoming Continuing Forestry Education opportunities
• CFE event organizers: how to apply for credit in advance
• Pending Bill (? formerly Senate bill 2298) proposes to change the term of a license from 1 yr to 3.
• Renewal summary of continuing education credits form (pdf; 20 April 2007)
• As always, the question is "How many CFE credits do I get?"