Professional Associations
The following list reflects some of the professional associations that a student may want to consult for career advice, work search assistance and labour market information. There might also be volunteer and/or conference opportunities, either locally or distance, available for students.
Directories are databases or collections of links to companies and professional organizations that operate in a specific industry or sector. Directories can help you identify organizations that operate in your area of study and directories may be found on professional association pages that include member companies or sponsors.
- Alberta Native Plant Council
- Alberta Society of Professional Biologists
- Association of Alberta Forest Management Professionals
- Canadian Environmental Network
- Canadian Forest Services
- Canadian Institute of Forestry
- Canadian Land Reclamation Association
- Canadian Parks and Wildlife Society
- Canadian Society for Horticulture Science
- Canadian Society for Evolution and Ecology
- Canadian Society of Soil Science
- Canadian Urban Forest Network
- Canadian Water Quality Association
- ECO Canada
- Environmental Services Association of Alberta (ESAA)
- InnoTech Alberta
- Society for Conservation Biology - North America
- Society for Ecological Restoration
- Soil and Water Conservation Society
Depending on the time and effort that the professional association has put into developing its career information, an association’s website can include the following information::
- How to join the professional association, especially as a student member
- Information about certification and licensing
- Access to professional events
- Contact information to find a mentor, or a graduate advisor, or to set up an information interview
- Niche job boards that are relevant to the profession - job boards that are password protected cannot be scraped by Indeed or LinkedIn.