Professional Organizations that are relevant to ESM research areas and have reduced student dues or meeting registrations.
| Organization | Research Groups | Benefits for students |
| Oregon Lakes Association | AR | Local meetings and student rates |
| Ecosysetm Restoration Society, NW Chapter | all | National and Oregon chapters, but have annual meetings |
| American Society of Limnology and Oceanography | AR | National meetings every 1.5 years |
| Society for Freshwater Sciences | AR | Annual national meetings |
| Ecological Society of America | all | National and disciplinaryt chapters, annual meetings |
| Western Aquatic Plant Management Society | AR, EC | $10 memberships and student scholarships |
| Aquatic Plant Management Society | AR,EC | $20 student memberships, $40k in scholarships, compementary meeting registration and lodging at their annual meetings |
| Western Society of Naturalists | AR, FR, EC, NC | regional meetings, great for student participants |
| Conservation Biology | all | International and has a North American section, has student rates |
Key to Research Group abbeviations:
AR = aquatic resources and management
FR= Forest resources and management
US= Urban sustainability and environment
EC= Ecology and Conservation
EP= Environmental Policy and Land Use
NC= Nature and Cultures