What is a Forest Mensurationist?
A forest mensurationist applies the science of measurement to quantify forest composition, structure and the goods and services forests provide. Grounded in geometry, sampling theory, statistics and ecology, a forest mensurationist describes the current status of trees. They also deal with measuring and predicting the growth of trees over time.
Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences Journal
MCFNS is a journal that provides a publishing platform for the forestry and natural resource sciences focused on theoretical derivations and simulations, discussions, reviews, and implementations of new mathematical and computer-based technologies. The journal shares a common platform with the Rationalist approach to research that is in contrast to the more mainstream Empiricist studies (statistical analysis of collected data) dominating the present natural resource sciences. mcfns.net
Nov. 8th – 10th, 2026
Portland, Maine, U.S.A
The Southern Mensurationists group was reestablished in 1999. We are an informal group of forest biometricians, mensurationists, statisticians, mathematicians, modelers, computational foresters, and other practitioners.
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The Northeastern Mensurationist Organization (NEMO) was organized by foresters with an interest in quantitative methods to provide a place where, once a year, we could get together and share some of the important research, policy, and practical concerns in the northeast.
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The Western Mensurationists are an informal group of Forest Mensurationists, Biometricians and practitioners that meet annually to discuss issues relating to the measuring forest resources.
The 2026 Western Mensurationists Meeting took place in Victoria, British Columbia. Click here for more information.
The 2nd North American Forest Mensurationists Conference took place on December 11-14, 2022. Click here for more information.
Save the date: The 3rd North American Forest Mensurationists Conference will take place November 2027 in Atlanta, Georgia.