The Croatian Forestry Society (Croatian: Hrvatsko šumarsko društvo) has its origins in the Croatian-Slavonian Agricultural Society, founded at the initiative of foresters in Zagreb in 1841.
The Society's forestry section was created on the December 26, 1846, in Prečec near Zagreb; this marks the beginning of the Croatian Forestry Society.
The Forestry Society is responsible for many of the accomplishments of forestry practice, education and science in Croatia, including: The Forestry Society now numbers around 2700 members.