Thank you for your interest in joining the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies as a Governmental,  Contributing or Associate Member.

To initiate the brief application approval process or find out more about membership, please send an email with your name, organization, address and telephone to info@fishwildlife.org. An AFWA representative will contact you to provide the application form and annual membership dues information.

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES
 

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Governmental membership is open to:

  • state, provincial, commonwealth, territorial and federal district governmental agencies primarily responsible for administration of fish and wildlife resources; or
  • such agencies having responsibility for management of fish and wildlife habitat on federal lands and waters in the United States, the Dominion of Canada and the Republic of Mexico; and
  • each such agency of a country located in the Western Hemisphere.
Regional Association Members

The Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, the Association of Midwest Fish and Wildlife Agencies, the Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies are current AFWA members.

The President of each regional association holding membership in the Association or another director from that regional association that he or she so designates shall serve as an ex officio, voting member of the Executive Committee, and shall be primarily responsible for coordinating activities of the regional association with those of the Association.

Contributing Membership

A Contributing Member is a non-governmental organization, institution, foundation, society, corporation or person that supports the objectives of the Association.

Contributing members shall have all the privileges of the Association, except that of voting when a vote by official governmental member representatives is requested by the Chair of the Committee.

Associate Membership

An Associate Member is:

  • any past or present state, provincial, or territorial wildlife, game and fish or conservation official;
  • any federal, state, provincial or local game, fish or conservation official and employee regularly employed and under salary; or
  • a delegate, officer or staff member of a national, regional, state, provincial or local game, fish, wildlife or forest protective and conservation association and other organization whose objectives are basically similar to or supportive of all of the objectives of the Association.

Associate members shall have all the privileges of the Association, except that of membership on Committees and of voting when a vote by official governmental member representatives is requested by the Chair of the Committee.

Life Membership

The Association may elect as life members persons who have rendered distinguished service in the cause of conservation administration. Life members shall have all of the privileges of the Association, except that of membership on Committees and of voting when a vote by official governmental member representatives is requested by the Chair of the Committee. Individuals who have served as past presidents of the Association shall be life members. Individuals who have retired from service within a state, provincial, or territorial wildlife, game and fish, or conservation agency are eligible for election as life members.d.

All applications for AFWA Membership are subject to the approval of the Executive Committee.