The Association of BC Forest Professionals is responsible for registering and regulating British Columbia's professional foresters and forest technologists. Here in BC, the practice of professional forestry has been regulated since 1947 when foresters first agreed to help protect the public's interest in the province's forests in return for the exclusive right to practise forestry. Today, we are the largest professional forestry association in Canada and the first to include forest technologists.

Our Mandate
Our mandate flows from the Foresters Act. It is our duty to serve and protect the public interest in the practice of professional forestry by administering and enforcing the Foresters Act. We make sure the province's forest professionals are competent, ethical and accountable to the association. We set and enforce codes of conduct and standards of practice for our members. And we advocate for and uphold principles of forest stewardship.

Our Vision
We are committed to protecting the public interest in the practice of professional forestry and to advancing the stewardship of BC's forests. We and our members are recognized locally, nationally and internationally as knowledgeable, trusted and accountable sources of information and expertise on the sustainable management of forest resources and for whom the public interest is paramount.

We have a broad and inclusive membership of the best and brightest drawn from a variety of educational and experiential backgrounds encompassing the full scope of forest resources management. We are a dynamic, financially solvent organization which operates to high standards of governance and enjoys an informed and engaged membership.

Our Members
We have grown from ten charter members in 1947 to more than 5,600 members today.

* Not including those on leave of absence

Faces of Forestry Booklets
Our Faces of Forestry booklets feature pictures and members' comments about careers in forestry and what they enjoy most about their jobs. The original Faces of Forestry booklet was produced in 2007 to celebrate members during our 60th anniversary. In 2009, we published a second version featuring some of our Aboriginal members.
Faces of Forestry (1.8 MB)
Aboriginal Faces of Forestry (2.7 MB)

Additional Resources
ABCFP Bylaws
Policies
Practice Guidelines
Annual Reports
Strategic Plan
BC Forest Information