CFA Membership

Membership Information

CFA Members
The California Forestry Association consists of forestry professionals committed to the protection of our natural resources, environmentally sound policies, sustainable use of renewable resources and responsible forestry. CFA's diversified membership include biomass energy producers, environmental consultants, financial institutions, forest landowners, forest products producers, loggers, registered professional foresters, wholesalers and retailers, wood products manufacturers and others who are interested in responsible forest policies. Association members are committed to staying abreast of the issues facing the forest products profession, and taking an active role in protecting and enhancing California's forests.

CFA Programs
State legislation advocacy ~ Federal legislation advocacy ~ Agency representation ~ Environmental research
Field representation ~ Coalition development and coordination ~ Media relations ~ California Forests magazine

Benefits of Membership
CFA serves as a central voice for California's forest-resource companies and communities. The association provides a comprehensive range of services including advocacy before local governments, California Legislature, U.S. Congress, regulatory and land management agencies, communication to and through the various electronic and published media, coalition development, strategic program development and grassroots campaigns.

Members enjoy the CFA Weekly Bulletin - a weekly staff report on current issues. They also receive a copy of the association's flagship publication, California Forests magazine. California Forests brings you articles, opinions, and interviews with the people making headlines in forestry related issues.

"Action Alerts" are transmitted when necessary to help members and strategic partners participate in the political process by making their voices heard.

California Forestry Association's website delivers the scoop about responsible forestry and the issues we face in California. Members-only sections put important reference data and access to information at your fingertips.

(NOTE: Contributions or gifts to the California Forestry Association are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Dues payments may be deductible by members as an ordinary and necessary business expense.)

Membership Categories
There are three categories of membership: Voting, Supporting and Affiliate.

A VOTING MEMBER is defined as an individual, partnership or corporation engaged in one of the following: Owning or agent for 10,000 acres or more of timberland in California; Harvesting a minimum of 5MMBF of timber in California annually; Harvesting a minimum of 5MMBF of timber into wood products in California annually; Consumption of 85,000 or more bone dry tons of wood by-products consumed at a free standing facility in California annually.

Benefits Include:

Election of directors

Action on the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the corporation, on any merger and its principal terms and any amendment of those terms, and on any election to dissolve the corporation

Determination of policies of this corporation and the members thereof with respect to all the matters related or incidental to the purposes of this corporation as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation insofar as such matter are in compliance with the law

Action upon any matter or subject concerning the resignation of members

All rights afforded members under the California Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation Law

Receipt, in the event that the corporation is dissolved, of a pro-rata distribution of all assets, exclusive of those held in charitable trust, remaining after payment or provision for payment of the obligations and debts of the corporation and provision for any other payment required under applicable law

Full field support from CFA staff

All mailings of the association

Participation and vote on advisory committees

California Forests magazine

Membership Directory and periodic updates

Password access to Voting and Supporting Members-only portion of CFA's website

CFA Annual Report

Mailings to multiple locations, if desired

A SUPPORTING MEMBER is defined as an individual, partnership or corporation with an interest in achieving the specific and general purposes of the California Forestry Association, and who provides goods and/or services to the Voting Members or desires the membership services afforded to the Supporting Member.

For $387 per year, Supporting Members receive representation through CFA programs plus the following benefits:

Assume leadership posts and voting membership on committees
Field representation with enforcement agencies
State and federal legislation advocacy
State regulatory board representation
Federal regulatory agency representation
Strategic partnerships and networks with forest management agencies
Weekly Bulletin, a weekly report on industry activities - delivered by email, fax, mail or CFA's website
Technical policy and regulatory bulletins
California Forests magazine
Coalition and grassroots action alerts
Newspaper clipping service of pertinent forestry profession articles from major newspapers
Membership Directory and periodic updates
Password access to Voting and Supporting Members-only portion of CFA's website
CFA Annual Report

An AFFILIATE MEMBER is defined as an individual, partnership or corporation with an interest in achieving the specific and general purposes of the California Forestry Association, but who does not qualify as a Voting or Supporting Member.

For $105 per year, Affiliate Members receive representation through CFA programs plus the following benefits:

State and federal legislation advocacy
State regulatory board representation
Federal regulatory agency representation
Strategic partnerships and networks with forest management agencies
California Forests magazine
Coalition and grassroots action alerts
Membership Directory and periodic updates
Password access to Affiliate Members-only portion of CFA's website
CFA Annual Report