Enjoy the benefits of an OFA Membership- All Receive:
- Be proudly associated with and supporting an organization committed to forest education and stewardship.
- Our Forest Newsletter: This quarterly newsletter provides information on OFA programs, in addition to informative articles on changes in policy, forest health, news and events.
- Our Forest E-newsletter: This new resource provides bi-monthly news updates on what is new in forestry in Ontario, Canada and beyond.
- Access to publications and other useful educational resources through member access on the website, including useful information for your woodlot, research papers, and updates to environmental education initiatives.
- Invitation to the Annual Meeting and Conference- the largest landowner stewardship conference in Ontario.
- Add your voice to advocate for forests in Ontario.
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Our Forest NewsletterThe OFA publishes a quarterly newsletter that is sent to all members. This newsletter features informative and interesting articles about our programs, members, events and new information regarding forestry issues in Ontario and across Canada. We are continually looking for new articles to feature, if you have something you think may be of interest to our members, contact us. |
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Designed for individual or family forest owners, educators, general public, students and consulting foresters. Individual membership provides exceptional experiences, access to a vibrant community, and essential tools to connect you with the greater forestry community. As a member, you'll be connected to a network of individuals that are passionate about our forests from across Ontario including landowners, educators, forestry professionals and conservationists.
Individual benefits:
- Networking Opportunities: Get out and connect with others passionate about Ontario's forests, leading experts, educators, and forestry service providers; learn new strategies; find new resources.
- Invitations to workshops and events: As a member you get the most up to date list of landowner, public, and education events focused on forestry and the environment.
- Discounted Registration at the Annual Conference: The largest forest stewardship event in Ontario provides you with information sessions on some of the newest topics in forestry and an opportunity to network with landowners, resource professionals, educators and conservationists from across the province. Individual members are also extended voting privileges within the organization.
- Online Resources: The member section on the OFA website houses archived newsletters, as well as links to useful landowner, education and forestry information.
$50 individual/family annual membership
$1000 individual life membership
All students receive the benefits of an individual membership, in addition to:
- An opportunity to network with those employed in the natural resource fields.
- Access to up to date information on changes in forest policy, management, conservation issues and careers.
- Volunteer opportunities at OFA events throughout the year.
$25 student annual membership
I am a group (includes nonprofits, municipalities, conservation authorities, corporations, industry, government)...
Whether your organization specializes in forest products, environmental education or is involved with the green economy, group membership opens doors to the exclusive private landowner community, educators, conservationists and passionate forestry professionals. Our members own or operate thousands of acres of private forestland and interact with thousands of students across the province. We interact with them through various outreach programs and opportunities. Each group membership also receives one voting privilege.
Group Membership Benefits:
- E-newsletter to each registered member.
- Copies of Our Forest newsletter for your organization.
- Recognition on the Partners web page with a link to your website address.
- Recognition as a group member in Our Forest newsletter.
- Member Conference rate for 2 individuals
$150 group annual membership
I am an educational institution (includes universities, colleges, training facilities, school boards)...
As a university or college with an active forestry or natural resources program, you are producing the next generation of forest landowners, forestry professionals, and those working in the natural resource fields. As an educational institution member you can be proudly associated with an organization that has promoted careers in the natural resource fields through programs such as the Ontario Envirothon and Focus on Forests. The OFA is also your connecting point to thousands of landowners and practitioners across the province. Together, we are building the green leaders of tomorrow.
- Promotion of forestry and natural resource careers on website, through education programs and through OFA support. Includes information about programs within the Forest Careers Database (to promote you as a member within the FCD).
- Promotion of university and college environmental programs and careers by OFA at trade shows and career events.
- Exposure for your university's or college's forestry research by submitting articles for possible publication in Our Forest newsletter.
- Copies of each issue of Our Forest newsletter to provide as a resource to students studying forestry and natural resources.
- Member Conference rate for 1 individual