WHY BE A MEMBER?

The Society of Irish Foresters (SIF) fulfils its Mission Statement and Objectives by:

• Representing the interests of over 700 members, predominantly professional foresters, but including, through its associate and student membership, a wide cross-section of people involved, or with an interest in, the forest and timber industry;
• Providing an appropriate range of services to its members, e.g. field days, study tours, workshops, lectures and symposia. The Society also publishes IRISH FORESTRY, the sole technical publication on forestry in Ireland, a quarterly newsletter THE IRISH FORESTER, policy position statements and other books of both historical and technical interest. An expansion of services is proposed, e.g. group indemnity insurance scheme;
• Supporting its members by ongoing representation and dialogue on forestry issues at National Government and EU level;
• Promoting professional standards in forestry and the regulation of the forestry profession, by implementation of its Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct;
• Ensuring that the practice of forestry is carried out by appropriately qualified and recognised professionals. To this end, SIF is involved with forestry education in Ireland and has a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Programme in position;
• Maintaining a website at www.societyofirishforesters.ie to inform members and the general public on SIF activities, general forestry matters and forestry links, as well as the provision of a Consultant Foresters list.

There are three types of membership of the Society of Irish Foresters:

Technical Members must hold a degree or diploma in forestry from a recognised third level institution or the Foresters’ Certificate of the Society. They must be desirous of promoting the objectives of the Society. Technical Membership Applications should attach a copy of their certificate of qualification with the application form.

Associate Members do not need to hold a technical forestry qualification but should be desirous of promoting the objectives of the Society.

Student Members should be pursuing a primary degree or diploma in forestry subjects at a third level institution recognised by the Society.

All intending members need to be proposed and seconded by existing members. Intending members should complete application form and email it to sif@eircom.net or post to Society of Irish Foresters, Enterprise Centre, Ballintogher, Co Sligo, Ireland, where it will be considered by the Education Management Board.

COST OF MEMBERSHIP per annum
(Payable on 1st January each year)

Technical Members: €165
Associate Members: €82.50
Student Members: €13.50

Membership subscription is paid by direct debit for those members who have a Republic of Ireland bank account. For overseas members and student members a cheque or postal order is accepted.