Become a member

Join the chapter

Membership connects you with people who care about conservation, outdoor traditions and time in nature. Here's every step, and where you are.

How joining works

  1. ✓

    Create an online account

    It keeps you in touch by email and tracks your steps toward membership.

    Example: you set up your account on October 22.

  2. 2

    Come to two qualifying events

    A dinner meeting, a new member tour, a workday and more all count. Check in when you arrive and it's logged for you.

    1 of 2 eventsLogged: New Member Orientation Tour, Oct 24 (example)
    • Thu, Oct 29
      Weekly Workday at the Log Cabin
      10 AM · Log Cabin
    • Sat, Oct 31
      Log Cabin Workday
      9 AM · Log Cabin
    • Sat, Nov 14
      Chapterhouse Cleanup
      9 AM · Chapter House
    • Wed, Nov 18
      Monthly Membership / Dinner Meeting
      6 PM · Chapter House
    • Sat, Nov 21
      New and Prospective Members Orientation Tour
      10 AM · Chapter House

    At the event, check in on your phone and it counts toward your two.

  3. 3

    Send your application

    After your second event, the application opens on this page.

    Opens after your second event. Shown here so you can see it.

    What brings you here?
  4. 4

    Board approval

    The Board of Governors reviews it at its next meeting, and you hear back by email.

    Next Board meeting: Wed, Oct 28, 7:30 PM.

  5. 5

    Pay and be sworn in

    Pay your first-year dues and one-time fees online after Board approval, then you're sworn in at your third dinner meeting.

    Family membership, first-year dues and one-time fees
    $726
    Card or bank account.
    Swearing-in at the dinner meeting, your third meeting or event. Next one: Wed, Nov 18, 6 PM.
  6. 6

    Your probationary year

    It starts at your swearing-in. When it's done, you're a full member with all privileges.