Membership
Benefits of Being a Member
Membership Levels
Becoming a member of the Vermont Woodlands Association offers unparalleled opportunities to connect with a community passionate about forests, forest stewardship and forest conservation. Your membership sustains our efforts, from organizing webinars to leading woods walks and monitoring policy issues in Vermont, across the region, and nationally. By becoming a member, you’ll directly contribute to our work promoting healthy, resilient forests, while also enjoying great benefits.
All VWA memberships (with the exception of your VT Tree Farm administrative fee) are 100% tax deductible.
These benefits are available to all levels of VWA membership:
• Monthly E-Newsletter: Get access to the latest news, upcoming events, and resources.
• Quarterly VWA Membership Newsletter: Stay current on pressing topics and issues affecting our forests and forest stewardship. Now available in both print and digital format.
• Exclusive Savings on Registration Fees: Connect with others, gain skills, and exchange knowledge through hands-on learning experiences throughout the year at discounted rates.
• Advocacy Support: Stay informed about critical policy issues that impact our forests, forest management, and our forest economy.
• Voting Privileges: Cast one vote at our annual meeting and help shape the future of VWA.
Basic VWA Membership
Designed for friends, supporters, and landowners of any acreage, looking to support our mission and gain access to VWA resources and community connections.
Basic VWA Membership- $60 New or Renew
- Subscription to Northern Woodlands magazine (4x a year)
Basic VWA Tree Farmer Membership- $90 New or Renew
- All the benefits of Basic VWA Membership, plus the $40 required annual Tree Farm Program administrative fee
- Save $10 by signing up for the combined membership
Steward VWA Membership
Become a Steward VWA Member and get all the benefits of a Basic VWA Membership, plus exclusive perks! This level is designed for those who wish to show greater support and have a bigger impact on our work to promote healthy, resilient forests.
Steward VWA Membership- $100 New or Renew
- Complimentary VWA branded item (a hat for 2024!)
- Exclusive access to special offers and events
Steward VWA Tree Farmer Membership- $130 New or Renew
- All the benefits of Steward VWA Membership, plus the $40 required annual Tree Farm Program administrative fee
- Save $10 by signing up for the combined membership
Professional and Business Membership
VWA Professional Membership- $100 New or Renew Add VT Tree Farm Fee ($130)
For all forestry and natural resource professionals, such as foresters, loggers, sawmill operators, and forest product manufacturers.
- Subscription to Northern Woodlands magazine (4x a year)
- Complimentary VWA branded item (a hat in 2024!)
VWA Business and Partners Membership- $140 New or Renew Add VT Tree Farm Fee ($170)
Tailored for businesses, companies, and organizations that support our mission and wish to help promote healthy forests and forest stewardship.
- Discount of 10% on new VWA advertising or sponsorships
- Listing in our new business member directory (Summer 2024)
VWA Licensed Consulting Forester Membership- $180 Renew Add VT Tree Farm Fee ($210)
Designated for licensed consulting foresters endorsed by VWA.
- Subscription to Northern Woodlands magazine (4x a year)
- Inclusion in our half-page Northern Woodlands magazine advertisement (4x a year)
- Listing in our new “VWA Find a Consulting Forester Online Directory” (Summer 2024)
- Complimentary VWA branded item (a hat in 2024!)
Other Membership Levels
VWA Student Member- $20 New
Just embarking on your forest stewardship journey? Become a VWA Student member, a category for students from grade school to graduate school who are interested in becoming a part of our growing community of people passionate about Vermont’s forests.
- Digital subscription to our VWA membership newsletter (4x a year)
- Opportunities to connect with forestry professionals in the field
Vermont Tree Farmer Only (Annual Administrative Fee)- $40 Renew
If you are just looking to pay your 2024 required VT Tree Farm Administrative fee, this category is for you! Please note Vermont Tree Farmer only membership does not include VWA voting privileges.
Have Questions?
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Carol by emailing info@vermontwoodlands.org or giving us a call at (802) 747-7900. We’re here to help!
Testimonials
“I joined VWA to learn about and support good stewardship of Vermont woodlands, both for timber and habitat. As the owner of 41 acres of land in southern Vermont, with 35 acres forested, my goal is to provide good quality habitat for native mammals, birds and amphibians while also managing the forest for timber. The Vermont Woodlands Association and the VT Tree Farm Program, and the Woods Wildlife and Warblers programs that they sponsor, have been valuable in networking with forestry professionals, providing workshops to identify and manage invasive species, and sponsoring educational “Walks in the Woods” with foresters and loggers.”
“When I purchase my first farm and woodlot in 1980, I had many offers from loggers to harvest my timber for fifteen years. I had little forestry knowledge and wanted to do the right thing. So incorrectly thinking that it was the best thing, I did nothing. In the mid 90’s, I hired my consulting forester, Ross Morgan to help out. He suggested that I become a Tree Farmer and join the Vermont Woodlands Association. Ross and the Vermont Woodlands Association programs and its helpful members turned out to be the perfect prescription for my woodlots with regard to wildlife, aesthetics, timber, recreation and water. I would recommend a membership in the Vermont Woodlands Association to anyone with any size woodlot as an inexpensive but valuable investment in their woodlot and keeping Vermont Green.”