Membership Categories and Benefits
Category |
Annual Dues |
Other Financial |
In-Kind Contributions |
Steering Committee |
$ 8,000 |
>= 1 project |
>= 1 project |
Members |
$ 4,000 |
>= 1 project |
Optional |
Supporting |
$ 1,000 |
Optional |
Optional |
Membership Benefits
Effective way to ensure a common goal
- Access to numerous scientist in ecology, biometrics, wildlife, soil and water, sociology, recreation and economics and policy.
- Capitalize on the interest of other organizations and stakeholders in pursuing your goal of sustainable management and conservation of forest ecosystem.
Easy access to credible information
- Help create relevant scientifically derived information from in-depth, long-term studies on forest ecosystems.
- Obtain information through trainings, publications, and membership meetings.
Cost Effectiveness
- Reduce research costs due to IFAS/UF leveraged contributions ($500,000/yr towards support of scientists, staff and operating expenses).
- Improve your ability to obtain external grants through existing CFEOR projects.
Deliverables
- Weekly updates via email, quarterly newsletters and an annual report
- Workshops/ fieldtrips / conferences
- Applied research on sustainable management and conservation of forest ecosystems