Who is Camcore

North Carolina State University, private forest industry, and government agencies around the world formed the Camcore Cooperative in 1980.  Soon, our membership will include private citizens that share our concern for gene conservation. 

Core Staff – a small group of well-qualified faculty and technicians at the Department of Forestry, North Carolina State University and Guatemala City who coordinate conservation and tree domestication activities.

Cooperative Active Members – Forest private sector and government agencies around the world who provide funds for collections and land for species conservation and trials

Cooperative Associate Members – Forest private sector, government agencies, Foundations, conservation groups who provide funds as patrons of the program

Institutional Honorary Members – Governmental agencies located in collection areas who facilitate the collecting and handling of seeds and pollen.

Individual Members – Private citizens who are concerned about the conservation of tropical and subtropical forests.

Caption: Bill Dvorak (R) with Camcore members in a Gmelina arborea trial in Venezuela

Caption: Surveying Camcore member plantations in Chile