Determination of Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) credit for events

There are two ways that CFE events may be evaluated for credit.

1. Submit program information [including an agenda] to Northam Parr, CFE Coordinator for the New England Society of American Foresters ((603) 787-6944; fax = (603) 787-2009; UNH Cooperative Extension; Grafton County Courthouse; 3785 Dartmouth College Highway, Box 8; North Haverhill, NH 03774-4936).
2. SAF is one of two methods for the assignment of CFE credits applicable to MA Forester Licensing. As Secretary of the MA Forester Licensing Board, Tom Ryan is able to assign MA credits to workshops, short courses, meetings, etc. on behalf of the MA FLB & DEM Director of Forest and Parks. He has done this in the past for the Forest Stewards Guild, Forest Stewardship Program and the Forest and Wood Products Institute.

One consideration in having SAF assign credits is that if the event is likely to have attendees who would be submitting to other Licensing Boards (i.e. CT, NH) the SAF credit assignment works with all Boards where credits assigned by Tom Ryan are good in MA. SAF credits can also be used to maintain an SAF Certified Forester (CF) status.

The process is simple:

• Provide Tom Ryan with the CFE Contact Hour Evaluation Form (pdf version or html version) along with an agenda or outline of the event with the hours of the event clearly shown (clearly identify breaks which are not included in the CFE calculation)
• This information should be submitted in advance of the event.
• When the credits are assigned, Tom will return the form to you.
• At that point you can advertise that X # of MA CFE credits have been assigned to that event.

Tom can also provide you with a generic form, which shows the number of CFE contact hours, which would be handed out at the event for attendees to submit with their license renewal applications. You are also welcome to use your own form on your letterhead.

The calculation for Category I and II events (most of the events) is one hour for each hour of actual participation. MAPF and SAF meetings would be treated equally in calculating CFE's.

Feel free to contact Tom with further questions,