Become a Member of ACE

Association membership is comparatively small, principally because the engineering staffs in so many conservation-recreation agencies are small. We are working toward the goal of having at least one member from every state. We currently have more than 300 members, with sixty-five percent representing recreation-conservation agencies. For more information on becoming a member, please contact us.

Download membership application form in PDF or Microsoft Word format.

We have three grades of membership by application:

• Active members - must be engineers, allied professionals or technicians engaged in the endeavors of conservation engineering.

• Associate members - open to persons engaged in similar pursuits to those employed by conservation-recreation agencies, and those who may have special interests in the conservation field.

• Student Members - for persons enrolled as a full time student at an accredited college or university in a program leading to a degree in engineering or engineering technology. Persons enrolled in programs leading to other degrees may also be eligible if documentation is provided that they intend to work in the field of Conservation Engineering. Student members shall have the right to participate in all activities of the Association except the right to vote and hold office.

Two other memberships are conferred by action of the active members:

• Honorary memberships are granted individuals who have performed a special service to the association or for an outstanding endeavor.

• Life memberships may be earned by active members under certain qualifying conditions of length of service and retirement.