Membership in a professional society can:
- Offer you a variety of career development opportunities, including training opportunities, state/regional/national meetings for networking and sharing the latest information, internships, and employment information
- Help you determine the key issues in your field and build a base of knowledge on these issues
- Give you an opportunity to meet future employers, mentors, and colleagues
A few professional society links:
- American Fisheries Society
- American Water Resources Association
- International Society of Arboriculture
- Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society
- Society of American Foresters
- Society for Conservation Biology
- Society of Wood Science and Technology
- The Wildlife Society
- Penn State Student Chapters:
- American Water Resources Association
- Society of American Foresters
- The Wildlife Society
