Membership Classifications

• Professional Membership: Professional membership shall be open to any and all individuals actively engaged in the practice of arboriculture. This shall include those individuals who are responsible for the supervision, management, and/or planning of arboriculture activities. Professional membership shall include, but not be limited to the following sub-groups: municipal arborists, utility arborists, commercial arborists, and other practicing arborists who will be classified as "at large."
• Educational Membership: Educational membership shall be open to those individuals engaged in education or research in supportive or allied disciplines with a recognized institution or agency.
• Associate Membership: Associate membership shall be open to any and all individuals not actively engaged in the practice of arboriculture, but whose associated profession or interests supports the purposes of the Association.
• Affiliate Membership: Affiliate membership shall be open to all individuals or firms who manufacture or supply products and materials utilized in the practice of arboriculture and who, by their affiliation, wish to support the Association.
• Student Membership: Open to students enrolled in Urban Forestry, Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape Architecture, or other related fields.