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Application for CFE Certificate (PDF version)
This gap between available knowledge and what we learned in college is filled most effectively through continuing education. It has become a responsibility we all must assume as foresters and allied professionals. The Society of American Foresters offers a program of recognition for those who realize the importance of staying current through participation in continuing education courses, seminars and conferences. It is a good way to receive recognition for your efforts.
The Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) Program recognizes those who pursue an advanced program of continuing education and professional development. The program is nationwide, voluntary, and open to members and nonmembers of SAF. It involves completing various activities geared toward personal and professional development.
The hours in the CFE program may be used to meet recertification requirements in SAF's Certified Forester® program, or applied towards the continuing education requirements for registration or licensing in some states.
Participants must complete 150 contact hours of continuing forestry education and professional development during a three-year period. The hours must be allocated across the CFE Categories as follows:
Since the program is basically self-designed and self-paced, success depends on individual participation and integrity.
Upon completion and approval of a CFE application by your CFE Coordinator, participants receive a certificate of recognition, a letter of acknowledgment to their employer upon request, and publication of their name in the Journal of Forestry or The Forestry Source.