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Supply Chain
Responsible Staff: Ray Clifton, ALC – Executive Director Ashley Smith, AFA – Director of Education
Focus Goals
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Support all segments of the wood supply chain and work to remove barriers to the safe and efficient flow of wood from stump to mill.
• Monitor and address issues that create regulatory and operational barriers to safe and efficient wood flow.
• Provide training and professional development opportunities for logging professionals.
• Identify and address issues impacting profitability and sustainability of logging operations.
“THE ALABAMA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION PROVIDES LOGGERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAY INFORMED. THROUGH THE ALABAMA LOGGERS COUNCIL WE CAN GET INVOLVED TO IMPROVE OUR PROFESSION AND THE FOREST INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE. AS THE OLD SAYING GOES, THE WORLD BELONGS TO THOSE WHO SHOW UP.”
- Freddy Tidwell, Owner - F&C Logging
PROFESSIONAL LOGGING MANAGER (PLM) PROGRAM
1,539
2022 LOGGER OF THE YEAR Smith Brothers Logging
FUN FACT: Alabama has 1,539 current PLM cardholders which equates to over 7,695 hours of continuing education classes taken in 2022.
