Identification of professional-level experience will require careful evaluation of each application. Therefore, it is the applicant's responsibility to fully document for each experience the time devoted specifically to activities of a professional forester. The determination of whether an applicant's experience meets the Professional Experience requirement will be made by SAF in its sole discretion. All applicants granted CF status must complete 60 contact hours in continuing forestry education prior to recertification every three years. Seminars, short courses, and workshops conducted or sponsored by public or private organizations, and technical sessions at professional meetings or conferences are eligible.
Credit accrues at the rate of one hour for each hour of actual contact.
Unless otherwise warranted, three hours of tour or field session equal one contact hour. Examples include general sessions of professional meetings and course work in areas such as real estate, computer science, managerial and leadership skills, or public speaking. Credit accrues at the same rate as for Category 1. Category 3 - The development, preparation, and presentation of coursework or activities such as described in Categories 1 and 2 that require effort beyond the general scope of the individual's normal duties or job description. Credit accrues at the rate of two contact hours for each hour of presentation.