Massachusetts  Licensed Forester Information

Background:   legislation    regulations (effective 20 April 2007)    definitions    policies (effective 20 April 2007)

Who needs a license?

How do you become licensed?       application form   license application (pdf)  

How do you maintain a license?     Continuing Forestry Education credit

                                                            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.

                                                               Standards of professional conduct ( 304 CMR 10.06)

                           Forester license renewal forms and information:  

                            pdf version  (free Abode Reader to  read pdf files)

                           web html version      

                                Renewal summary of continuing education credits form (pdf; 20 April 2007)

 

Upcoming Continuing Forestry Education opportunities (updated  22 April 2008)

                                                   

As always, the question is "How many CFE credits do I get?"

Who is licensed?   (as of 18 May 2007. Note: some Licensed Foresters elect to not be listed publicly. Hence this is not necessarily the entire list of currently licensed foresters in Massachusetts).     pdf list        (free Abode Reader to  read pdf files)

or, see MassWoods.net for a map of the state to find licensed foresters by town, or search by zip code.

 

Forester Licensing Board (FLB)

Next FLB meeting:  

May 16, 2008; 9AM to 12PM

 

Hampton Ponds State Park
1048 North Road
Westfield, MA 01085

Rte. 202, Westfield

413 532-3985

Located in the City of Westfield, Hampton Pond State Park offers water based recreation activities and picnicking.

Park Directions
Hampton Ponds State Park is located in the south-western part of central Massachusetts.
From east or west: take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Rte. I-90) to exit 3, Rte. 10/202 north, at traffic light follow Rte. 202. Park 2 miles on the left.


 

FLB minutes of past meetings here:   http://www.mass.gov/dcr/stewardship/forestry/

  "Silvicultural Options for Managing Hemlock Forests Threatened by Hemlock Wooly Adelgid", David Orwig (Harvard Forest) and David Kittredge (UMass-Amherst).  pdf version: (1.3 Mb)      A brief fact sheet that reviews Hemlock Wooly Adelgid biology, silvicultural options, Best Management Practices, and considerations for making an informed decision about the future of hemlock stands.

 

   for information on forests and forestry in Massachusetts, see:   MassWoods.net

site last updated on:   22 April 2008  

maintained by:                      David Kittredge Extension Forester and Professor                             

                             

 in cooperation with:    MA DCR                      Bureau of Forestry

Department of Natural Resources Conservation                

Massachusetts Forester Licensing Board

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

                                                                                                                  

 for the latest southern New England Stumpage Price survey information, see:

http://forest.fnr.umass.edu/snestumpage.htm