William Cronon's activities as an environmental historian have included the following:
Facilitator for the CHE Environmental History Colloquium of UW-Madison's Center for Culture, History, and Environment of the Gaylord Nelson Insitute for Environmental Studies.
Director, UW-Madison Center for Culture, History, and Environment
Convener, Environmental Breakfast Seminar, UW-Madison (since 1993)
Editor, Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books Series, University of Washington Press (1993-2014)
Editorial Board, Environmental History (since 2001)
Editorial Board, Journal of Historical Geography (since 1995)
Editorial Board, Annals of the Association of American Geographers (since 2004)
President, American Society for Environmental History, 1989-93; Executive Committee (1987-98)
Board, Forest History Society, 1993-1999
Member Advisory Board, Environmental Protection Agency History Office, 1992-95
National Research Council Committee on the Human Consequences of Global Change (1990)
Board of Editors, Forest History (1986-93)