CFE for Registered Foresters

Indoor classroom-style Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) workshop. (Image courtesy Caroll Guffey, UACES)

Forestry Continuing Education

In 1993 a continuing education program was created through the Arkansas Forest Resources Center in recognition of the educational and training needs of natural resource professionals in the State. Landowners, foresters, and other natural resource professionals can take short courses in a variety of topics including:

• forestry
• forest finance
• geographic information systems
• global positioning systems
• estate planning
• timber income taxes
• thinning methods
• uneven-aged silviculture
• hardwood management and regeneration
• prescribed fire

Courses are held in various locations throughout the state. These courses are designed to provide up to date information to it's audience insuring that new technologies and research is available outside of traditional college course work. Past offerings have included courses on urban forestry, improved timber cruising methods, timber operations and thinning and others. The program is driven by input from forest landowners, foresters and other natural resource managers to provide needed information and updates.

AFRC Bottomland Hardwood Training 

We are glad to announce our 2017 AFRC Hardwood Management Workshop at the UA Pine Tree Research Station near Forrest City, AR, on October 24th and 25th. This year we will be covering artificial establishment of bottomland hardwood stands. We will cover site analysis, artificial regeneration in both old fields and cutover scenarios, addressing soil and competition control concerns for hardwood establishment, early stand development and mixed species considerations. We will have classroom discussions followed by multiple field site visits to discuss our research efforts and findings on these topics. And, most importantly, how this information can be applied in management activities. .

Program and Registration

Ouachita Society of American Foresters Annual Meeting

The conference will focus on the past and future of forests in Arkansas and Oklahoma.  The conference will be held December 7^th and 8^th, 2017, at the Holiday Inn, Springdale, AR.

Program and Registration

Registered Forester Workshops

There are currently two Registered Forester workshops offered each year that will fulfill all eight Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) hours required to maintain registration.

In early May the Arkansas Board of Registration for Foresters and the Arkansas Division of the Ouachita Society of American Foresters partner to offer a day long workshop at the C.A. Vines Arkansas 4-H Center in Ferndale.

In early June Cooperative Extension agents with the University of Arkansas' Division of Agriculture from Clark, Nevada, Pike and Calhoun counties and the Arkansas Forest Resources Center partner to put on a day long workshop for foresters at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia.

Prism cruising workshop. (Image courtesy Caroll Guffey, UACES)

The Arkansas Board of Registration for Foresters

To protect private forest landowners, the Arkansas Board of Registration for Foresters licenses and registers foresters who are qualified, experienced, and maintain their continuing education. Arkansas currently requires a licensed forester to attend eight hours of qualifying continuing forestry education (CFE) each year. At least one of theses hours must deal with forest ethics.

On-line Courses

Attending short courses and workshops can be expensive in terms of time away from the job.  The Southern Regional Extension Forestry (SREF) program, a multi-state program serving Extension programs in Forestry and Wildlife in the Southeast, offers webinars and on-line courses.  The number of CFE credit hours vary but you can receive credit.  Some webinars and courses are fee-based and some are free.

Other Important Resources

School of Forest Resources, University of Arkansas at Monticello

The only SAF accredited school of forestry in Arkansas where students can take classes in forestry, wildlife habitat management, surveying and GIS.

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Society of American Foresters

Forestry and natural resources encompass a vast variety of skills, experiences, and perspectives. This site unifies them with topic-specific sections designed to give you everything you need to to be at the top of your professional game. 

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