2024 AFA Impact Report

2024

IMPACT REPORT

FROM THE CEO 2024 was indeed a challenging year for many of our members with mortgage rates remaining stubbornly high, forest products pricing depressed, and labor and operating costs continuing to rise. Despite these challenges, our members and supporters remained committed to AFA’s mission, empowering us to continue to grow our impact and respond effectively to the expanding challenges facing our industry.

Chris Isaacson President & CEO

In the following pages you will see a snapshot of the programs, activities, and accomplishments of AFA and our twelve affiliated organizations. All these accomplishments were driven by visionary Board leadership and enabled by engaged members and generous supporters.

VISIONARY LEADERSHIP

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Our mandate is to identify those issues creating challenges for our members and

determine ways to mitigate those challenges.”

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While trade organizations often define their role as advocating for members, AFA’s leadership has always taken the broad view. From the early adoption of the Tree Farm program, providing support to landowners, to implementing a robust forest education program for students and teachers, our charter members recognized their responsibility to engage the communities where they lived. Today, our mandate is to identify those issues creating challenges for our members and determine ways to mitigate those challenges. From lack of workers compensation and health insurance coverage to companies’ difficulties recruiting workers, programs developed to address these challenges have led to the formation of many of the affiliated organizations we support today.

ENGAGED MEMBERS As CEO, I am truly blessed to be surrounded by an outstanding group of men

and women on our staff who are energetic, enthusiastic, and incredibly talented. As important as they are, however, the key to impacting our elected officials and communities is engaged members who are willing to give their time and resources to pursue AFA’s vision. Capable staff can be good facilitators, but engaged members are the key to accomplishing our mission.

From Board members who help develop the vision and provide accountability to numerous volunteers who serve as PLT Facilitators, conduct landowner field tours, or flip hamburgers at Back-the-Blue events, everything you see in the following pages was made possible by AFA members who gave of themselves to support our efforts.

GENEROUS SUPPORTERS Throughout this report you will see metrics associated with sponsors, advertisers, and contributions. While membership dues provide partial support for staff and administration, all events, meetings, and activities require additional funding. Our ability to engage public officials, support political candidates, educate teachers and students, and conduct communications campaigns is dependent on the generous support of hundreds of companies and individuals who share our goal of promoting forestry and growing the forest industry in Alabama. If you are one of those sponsors, advertisers, or contributors, please accept our deep gratitude for your investment in us. We are humbled by your support and acknowledge that YOU are integral to everything we accomplish.

CONTENTS

Introduction from AFA President & CEO

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Organizational Overview

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Government Affairs

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Political Affairs

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Grassroots

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Woods to Goods Week

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Industry/Market Promotion

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Networking Opportunities

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Information Opportunities

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Insurance Programs

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Forest Stewardship and Certification

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Education

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Conservation

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Supply Chain

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Workforce Development

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Board Member Listings

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Organizational Overview

Alabama Forestry Association serves as the administrative partner for related organizations, each having different goals, but unified by a shared vision of growing Alabama’s forests and forest industry.

Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) Monitoring and influencing local, state, and federal government policy and actions impacting Alabama’s forest community since 1949.

ForestPAC

FedPAC

Alabama SFI-SIC

Developing financial resources necessary to recruit, support, and elect conservative, pro-business leaders at local and state levels since 1995.

Developing financial resources to support and elect Alabama candidates to federal office since 2008.

Promoting sustainable forestry in Alabama and serving as the State Implementation Committee for the Sustainable Forestry Initiative since 2002.

Alabama Forestry Foundation (AFF) Providing forestry education, protecting property rights, promoting forest resource conservation, and growing forest products markets since 1978.

Alabama Tree Farm Committee Managing the nation’s first, and second-largest, Tree Farm program, working with family forest owners to provide education, and supporting wise stewardship of Alabama’s forest resources since 1941.

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PROJECT LEARNING TREE ®

ALABAMA

Alabama Project Learning Tree Committee

Promoting environmental education into classrooms to enable students to think critically about complex environmental issues.

Alabama Loggers Council (ALC) Representing and promoting Alabama’s logging community and addressing wood supply chain challenges since 1992.

ForestryWorks® Focused on workforce development for the forest industry since 2017 by engaging students, promoting forestry careers, and providing training for workers to enter the forest workforce.

Affiliated Organizations ALABAMA

ForestFund Providing workers compensation coverage to forestry and forest-related employers through the Alabama Forest Products Industry Workmen’s Compensation SelfInsurers Fund since 1970.

AFA Health & Welfare Plan

Alabama Forestry Association Health & Welfare Plan Trust

Providing access to affordable health, dental, and vision insurance to forest industry employers since 2019.

Southern Resources Alliance (SRA) Multi-state, cross-industry organization promoting and facilitating environmental regulatory reform since 2015.

FORESTS FOREVER

FOUNDATION

Alabama Forests Forever Foundation

Providing financial support to increase awareness of forestry benefits through education and outreach programs since 1999.

Alabama Forestry Council Providing a forum for networking and information sharing for leaders in Alabama’s forest community since 1941.

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Responsible Staff: Tom Saunders, AFA General Counsel / Director of Governmental Affairs

Government Affairs

FOCUS

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Protect and improve the business, regulatory and legal environment for landowners and forest business owners to ensure profitable and sustainable operations.

OUR STRATEGY The Alabama Forestry Association, along with the Alabama Forestry Foundation, works with state and national partners on issues that impact forestland ownership and management by conducting the following activities: • Conduct research and develop forest policy that promotes healthy forests and robust markets.

• Providing forest policy education for legal professionals and elected leaders.

• Monitor judicial and regulatory activity to identify opportunities that strengthen private property rights.

• Take legal action when needed to defend private property rights.

2024 Legislator of the Year STEVE LIVINGSTON

Sen. Steve Livingston accepting the Legislator of the Year Award from Sen. Will Barfoot at the AFA Annual Meeting

“I am thankful to be honored with this award from AFA,” said Senator Livingston.

“Forestry not only has a huge impact in my district, but in our State. I am proud to continue to work alongside AFA and to make the $36 billion forest industry stronger and more successful. My goal is to ease regulations, improve the business environment and keep taxes low for all of Alabama. I look forward to watching our state and the forest industry continue to grow.”

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Political Affairs

Responsible Staff: Tom Saunders, AFA General Counsel / Director of Governmental Affairs FOCUS Elect and support conservative, pro-business leaders who understand the environmental and economic impact of forestry and the forest products industry on the lives and well-being of Alabama’s citizens.

RESULTS

2024 ForestPAC Contributions

ForestPAC Selwood Sporting Clays

Chairman’s Club Members

Pinecone Open

$412,340 28

$37,000

$25,000

Introduced

Weight Tolerance Bill...................................passed Supported

Child Care Tax Credit...................................passed Real Property Appraisal Limits...................passed Pore Space Ownership................................passed Opposed

Fish Consumption Advisory Requirements...............................................defeated Alabama Waters Task Force........................defeated Municipalities PJ Tax Collection .................defeated Plastics Bill....................................................defeated Wilcox County Ad Valorem Tax...................defeated Amended

Autauga County Ad Valorem......................amended / passed Board & Commissions Consolidation........amended / failed Appropriations

Logger Efficiency Fund (Rural Bridges)......$2,000,000

afaforestpac.com

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Responsible Staff: Anna Morgan Skipper, AFA Grassroots Coordinator FOCUS To provide opportunities to build relationships between AFA members and Public Officials in order to promote knowledge of the forest industry.

Grassroots

Public Policy 2024

Raptor Tour

400+

Students Impacted

Theme: Improving the Quality of Life in Rural Alabama

86

160

Public Officials

Attendees

11

33

Sponsors

Back The Blue

Speakers

Bainbridge Block Party

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Events

350

Attendees

10

8

Staff

15

Community Partners

1,140

First Responders

20

Public Officials

11

Woods to Goods Week 12

October 20-26, 2024 alwoodstogoods.com

Responsible Staff: Anna Morgan Skipper, AFA – Grassroots Coordinator Stephanie Fuller, FWTI – Director of Promotions & Economic Development EVENT SUMMARY Alabama Woods to Goods Week was a week-long promotional event to celebrate forestry’s professionals, products and industry. Celebrations included mill tours, log site visits, school forest product donations and other educational events to highlight the industry’s environmental, community and economic impact.

672 12 89 609

TOTAL EVENT REACH

PLANNED EVENTS

VOLUNTEERS

STUDENTS REACHED

“Women in the Woods provides invaluable educational opportunities that empower women in state government to gain a deeper understanding of industries like forestry, conservation, and wildfire management,” said Representative Leigh Hulsey. “This event strengthens our ability to support these essential fields, which play a vital role in serving, protecting, and growing our state.”

-Representative Leigh Hulsey

alwoodstogoods.com

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Industry/Market Promotion

FOCUS

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Increase awareness of the economic and environmental benefits of forestry; improve markets for renewable, sustainable forest products.

COUNT Y OUTREACH (NEW STRATEGY) Piloted in 5 counties (Baldwin, Clarke, Crenshaw, Jackson, Pickens) Advertising/articles in 10 local newspapers / 69,000 total circulation Engaging local public officials / community leaders through existing AFA events in these counties

SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT 2024 ALABAMA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION

ALABAMA FORESTRY FOUNDATION

ALABAMA LOGGERS COUNCIL

Facebook

Instagram

Posts

53

35 posts/ 45 stories

Reach

66,357

8,351

Visits

8,146

1,978

Followers

8,196

2,225

New Followers in 2024

365

148

Posts

41

23 posts/ 20 stories

Reach

12,472

469

Visits

1,443

444

New Followers in 2024

203

88

Posts

13

Reach

18,527

Visits

2,313

Followers

2,967

New Followers in 2024

117

Facebook

Facebook

Instagram

ALC Facebook

Post shared over 46 times, reaching 15,947 people

One of the most liked posts, reaching over 6,300 people

A top Instagram post with 140 likes and 1,500 views

Top ALC post with 13 shares reaching 1,500 people

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Networking Opportunities 16

“Speaking at the 2024 AFA Annual Meeting, I found an event filled with old friends from across the South, new connections, and a remarkable passion for forestry. The dedication of AFA staff and members—from seedling to finished product—strikes a chord with this woodsman from B.C. The Alabama Forestry Association’s commitment to advancing forestry through collaboration between individuals, industry, and government make Alabama a leader and a prime destination for investment in the forest products sector.”

– Brian Fehr, Chairman, Brian Fehr Group

Responsible Staff: Liz Chambers, AFA – Senior Director of Administration FOCUS Build and maintain vibrant networks throughout the forestry community to support members and member operations. Provide timely information and updates on issues impacting forestry operations.

September 8 -10

Perdido Beach Resor t, Orange Beach

2024 ANNUAL MEE TING For multiple generations, AFA members look forward to attending the AFA Annual Meeting as it provides the perfect venue to reconnect with colleagues while meeting new friends and building relationships to enhance their future endeavors.

Our time together offers many opportunities to network through conference sessions, Beach Bash party and activities, Sunburn Classic golf tournament, outdoor ecological adventure, various receptions and much more.

524 Attendees

25 Exhibitors (max capacity)

50 Sponsors

16 Hours of Possible

10 Platinum • 7 Gold 15 Silver • 18 Bronze

Continuing Education

2024 REGIONAL RECEPTIONS TUSCALOOSA AREA

134 Attendees 5 Sponsors

BREWTON AREA

51 Attendees 4 Sponsors

BUTLER AREA

50 Attendees 3 Sponsors

JASPER AREA

65 Attendees 6 Sponsors

SHOALS AREA

67 Attendees 3 Sponsors 17

Information Opportunities 18

Responsible Staff: Liz Chambers, AFA Senior Director of Administration Jacquie Wilson, AFA - Director of Member Services & Advertising, Alabama Forests Editor FOCUS Provide timely, reliable and relevant information to AFA members and forestry stakeholders on issues impacting the forest industry.

Total Number of Alabama Forests magazines

PRINTED

MAILED

18,650 17,376

Alabama

Alabama Forestry Association

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

2024-2025

ALABAMA

Spring 2024

ALABAMA LOGGERS COUNCIL WHY JOIN? p20

Alabama FORESTS Membership Directory Distributed

1,900

CONSERVATION EDITION What Landowners Really Want from Their Woods p28

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

First South Farm Credit

New York Retirees Enjoy Their Tree Farm in Pike County p30 A Burrowing Success: the Gopher Tortoise p34 The Longleaf Pine Initiative p36 Amazing Diversity of Alabama’s Flora and Fauna p38 Thoughts from the AFF Staff p41

2023

AL ABAMA

IMPACT REPORT Winter 2024

SPECIAL EVENT EDITION AFA Annual Meeting p12 Woods to Goods Week p20 Alabama Loggers Council Annual Meeting p30 Samford Architectural Tour p36

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Southern Resources Mapping Corporation

Alabama Landowners Conference and ANRC Awards Banquet p50

ON THE COVER: A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THE ALABAMA LOGGERS COUNCIL MEETING TOPIC, "LOGGING BUSINESS SUCCESSION PLANNING"

Alabama Forests Magazine

Themed Issues Spring – Conservation Summer – Workforce Development Fall – Education Winter – Special Events

2023 Impact Report Distributed

1,925

Feature Profiles Public Service Profile: Senator April Weaver Member Spotlights: First South Farm Credit; Guffin and Eleam Insurance; Auburn University’s College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment; Southern Resources Mapping Corporation

Quarterly Features President’s Column / Dean’s Notebook / Green Horizons / Kids Activity Page

AFA Newsroom News & Press

10,644

Weekly Subscribers

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Insurance “Through the years, we have dealt with several insurance companies.

Not one of them has ever refunded any of our premium payments.

Having the opportunity to get money back is one of the many reasons we stay with ForestFund.”

– Winson Bryant - President Foothills Timber Company

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Responsible Staff: Joseph Ammons, Forest Fund Administrator Liz Chambers, AFA - Senior Director of Administration FOCUS Identify and develop risk management solutions associated with landownership, forest management activities, and forest operations for AFA members.

AFA Hunting Club Liability -

AFA Prescribed Burn Liability -

Provide c ompe ti tively - pric e d c omme rcial ge ne ral liabili t y c ove rage to landowne rs and hunting clubs.

Provide c omme rcial ge ne ral liabili t y c ove rage to private landowne rs who c onduc t presc ribe d bur ns on their pe rsonal prope r t y.

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Offer lowest rates available for clubs with 2,500 acres or less

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Membership optional

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349 Policies

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$1,000,000 Liability coverage with premiums starting at $250

AFA Health and Welfare Plan AFA Timberland Owner Liability Provide c omme rcial ge ne ral liabili t y c ove rage to landowne rs for risks associate d wi th owning and managing land.

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Competitive pricing

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104 Policies

Provide ac c ess to af fordable heal th , de ntal and vision insuranc e for e mploye es of fores tr y and fores t- relate d business ope rations.

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98 Companies participating

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756 Total lives covered

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10% Average savings vs. similar plans

ForestFund Provide wor ke rs’ c ompe nsation c ove rage for e mploye es of fores tr y and fores t- relate d business ope rations.

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AFA membership required

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381 Members

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$6.5 Million return of premium to members Million return of premiums to members

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359 Members (94% of participants) receiving dividends

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50% Average return

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$141.5 Million in dividends returned since 1990

Checks totaling $6.5 million were mailed recently to ForestFund participants, the Workers’ Compensation Fund for Alabama Forestry Association members.

alaforestry.org/insurance

FO R E STF U N D TE A M

JOSEPH AMMONS

KELLY DANIEL

MIKE MOORE

President / Fund Administrator

Vice President - Underwriting

Vice President - Finance

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AL AB AM A FO R E STRY A SSO CI ATI O N TE A M

CHRIS ISAACSON

DAVID CARLISLE

LIZ CHAMBERS

President

Accounting Manager

Senior Director of Administration

ADAM EASLEY

LEIGH PETERS

TOM SAUNDERS

ANNA MORGAN SKIPPER

Controller

Director of Community Affairs

General Counsel / Director of Government Affairs

Grassroots Coordinator

ASHLEY SMITH

BEN SMITH

JACQUIE WILSON

Director of Education

Executive Director; Alabama Loggers Council

Director of Membership & Advertising, Alabama Forests Editor

alaforestry.org

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Alabama Forestry Association

Annual Meeting

SAVE THE DATE September 7th - 9th https://bit.ly/2025AFAAM

PERDIDO BEACH RESORT ORANGE ORANGE BEACH, BEACH, ALABAMA ALABAMA

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Forest Stewardship and Certification

Responsible Staff: Chris Erwin, AFF – Executive Vice President Cole Browning, AFF - Tree Farm Director Ashley Smith, AFA – SFI-SIC State Coordinator FOCUS Promote wise stewardship of Alabama’s natural resources and provide education opportunities to forest landowners to help them protect and improve their forests.

Program Participation 4,058

Tree Farms

2,331

Tree Farmers

2,103,422

Total Acreage

112 32,371

New Tree Farms with New Acres

205 128,336

Reinspec tions with New Acres

5 145

Volunteerism Tree Farm is a volunteer program that relies on foresters and landowners to suppor t sustainably managed forests in the state.

3,054

54 Volunteer Foresters

Volunteer Hours Contributed in 2024

Up 43% from 2023

Learn & Burn Prescibed Fire Demonstrations with Total At tendees

SFI Certification 38 SFI companies par ticipating in the SFI Alabama S tate Implementation Commit tee

3,030,086 acres SFI cer tified 98.3% BMP compliance on

har vested trac ts as repor ted by Alabama Forestr y Commission

Awards Doug Link Leadership Award Ed Lewis Inspector of the Year Todd Langston

11 Tree Farmers celebrated their 25th Anniversary

2024 Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year Landmark Park, Dothan

5 Tree Farmers celebrated their 50th Anniversary

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Responsible Staff: Chris Erwin, AFF – Executive Vice President Ashley Smith, AFA – SFI-SIC State Coordinator FOCUS Educate students, teachers, and business professionals about environmental, economic and operational aspects of forest management and forest products manufacturing.

Education

Project Learning Tree (PLT)

317

TEACHERS TRAINED

60,450

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STUDENTS IMPACTED

4,830

TEACHERS TRAINED

STUDENTS IMPACTED

Auburn University Architectural Tour

63

Alabama Project Learning Tree 2024 Educator of the Year

PROJECT LEARNING TREE ®

Traci Bruce

ALABAMA

Forests Forever Foundation

11 Awarded

FAWN Grants

EDUC8R

TEACHR 26

Teacher Conservation Workshop (TCW)

Fawn Grants Total

$5,500 Students Impacted

4,675

STUDENTS ENGAGED IN CLASSROOM AND FIELD TOUR

“As a teacher, this is a fantastic opportunity to see all the possible career options for my students. The information we received from this program also gives me a huge inventory of learning opportunities to show my students the importance of forestry and all the products forestry brings to us as consumers. I will strongly encourage more teachers to bring their coworkers to this program.”

- Melissa Waddell

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Conservation 28

A L A B A MA FO RE STRY FO UNDATI O N TE A M

CHRIS ISAACSON

CHRIS ERWIN

COLE BROWNING

President

Executive Vice President

Tree Farm Director

BENCE CARTER Conservation Biologist

FOCUS Promote and conserve the rich diversity of natural resources from Alabama’s healthy, abundant forests.

CONSERVATION PROJECTS

C OA S TA L P L A I N LO N G L E A F

S O U T H E A S T AQ U AT I C S (C O M P L E T E D M A R C H 2 0 2 4)

12 4,272 614 2 13.9

Site Visits Acres Acres Burned S tream Barriers Removed

S tream Miles Opened

30 55,017 28 1,154 9,569 425 163 11

Site Visits Acres Outreach/Education Events with Total At tendees Acres Burned Acres Improved Management Acres Planted Acres Invasive S pecies Treatment

W H I T E OA K /S H O R T L E A F P I N E R E S TO R AT I O N

36 10,184 11 235 3

Site Visits Acres Landowner Field Events with Par ticipants

Hands - on Landowner Training (Midstor y Control) with 56 Par ticipants

Streambank Restoration Started 600’ Little Bear Creek (will be completed in 2025)

W H I T E OA K

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ACRES PLANTED

WHIT CARROLL Wildlife Biologist

103 ACRES

UPLAND HARDWOOD BURNED

SHORTLE AF PINE

387 ACRES UNDER IMPROVED MANAGEMENT

85

ACRES PLANTED

80

ACRES BURNED

BRAD NAIL

TYLER SIBLEY

AUTUMN WATROUS

Regional Forester North

Fish & Wildlife Biologist

Wildlife Biologist

425 ACRES UNDER IMPROVED MANAGEMENT

alabamaforestryfoundation.org

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Responsible Staff: Ben Smith, ALC – Executive Director FOCUS 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.

Supply Chain

Alabama Loggers Council Events ALC ANNUAL MEETING

DISTRICT MEETINGS

Attendance 173 Sponsors 27 Exhibitors 16

Meetings 20 Active Districts 9 Total Meeting Attendance 219

ALC ONLINE EDUCATIONAL EVENTS

AFA ONLINE CONTINUING EDUCATION EVENTS

Total Classes Participants

9 412

New Classes Total Attendance

5 1,250

Professional Logging Manager Events PLM EVENTS-SPONSORED PLM Credit Eligible Events / Classes Total Event Attendance

2025

115 3,439

Current Cardholders

PLM INITIAL TRAINING Number of Initial PLM Trainings Number of New PLM Card Holders

4 145

1,432

FUN FACT: Alabama has 1,432 current PLM cardholders which equates to over

7,160 hours

of continuing education hours completed in 2024.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2024 ALABAMA OUTSTANDING LOGGER OF THE YEAR RECIPIENT, DOUTHIT TIMBER CO, LLC

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www.alaforestry.org/ professional-loggingmanager/

“Thank you for inviting us to take part in the Alabama Loggers Council Annual Meeting. There is a reason your organization thrives and it shows.”

– David Schafer, District Sales Manager Warrior Tractor and Equipment Co.

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Workforce Development 32

“ForestryWorks® Field Day was an extremely informative day that showcased local forestry occupations from landowner, to harvest, to production. We left the event excited to come back and share the industry with our students and to encourage them to pursue careers in forestry.”

-Amanda Hardy, Henry County Career Coach

A L A B A MA FO RE STRYWO RKS ® TE A M

CHRIS ISAACSON

DAVID BENEFIELD

KARA FOREMAN

STEPHANIE FULLER

President

Workforce Development Coordinator

Workforce Development Coordinator

Director of Promotions and Economic Development

FOCUS ForestryWorks® mission is to create a pipeline of qualified workers to help sustain and grow the forest and forest products manufacturing industry for generations to come through long- and short-term approaches of education, career promotion, and training.

Originally founded by the Alabama Forestry Association in 2018, the Forest Workforce Training Institute, a 501C3 non-profit manages the nationally recognized ForestryWorks® workforce development initiative that is now being utilized by forestry partners in 10 states and growing.

The Alabama Forestry Association is proud to manage the Alabama ForestryWorks® program.

Career Education

Career Promotion

FOREST WORKER CREDENTIAL

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Educators Certified To Teach Forest Worker Program

252

Cumulative Certified Educators

TRUCK DRIVER RECRUITMENT - An elite

2,808

Students Certified In High School Forest Worker Program

7,551

Cumulative Certified Students

CAREER EDUCATION EVENTS

341

TOTAL TEACHERS REACHED

recruitment program connecting employers with qualified candidates for commercial truck driving positions at no cost.

85

Truck Drivers Applied

JOB BOARD - An exclusive job board for forest industry employers to showcase premier job opportunities at no cost.

943

18,250

Individuals Clicked “Apply”

TOTAL STUDENTS REACHED

105 Students/Teachers at LBW Field Day 32 Students/Teachers at Charter School Field Day 65 Students/Teachers at Region 6 Field Day 90 Students/Teachers at Cullman Field Day 24 Career Coaches at Henry County Field Day

110

Employers Received Applications

30,790

Active Users On Homepage And State Page

Training

288 Industry Members Trained Through Continuing Education and Safety Courses

The Tiny Timber Crew®

SAWMILL WORKER CURRICULUM COMPLETED The first cohort of teachers have been trained, and the curriculum is currently being piloted in five high schools.

JORDAN LITTRELL

MAGGIE POPE

EMILY VANDERFORD

Workforce Development Coordinator

Director of Education and Industry Relations

Workforce Development Coordinator

Sam Visits a Sawmill, the third title of the Tiny Timber Crew® series, was released in July 2024.

Released Books: Lucy Meets a Logger Travis Visits a Tree Farm Sam Visits a Sawmill

540 students attended Tiny Timber Crew® reading events

forestryworks.com

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AFA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES

AFA CHAIRMAN Jon-Micheal Clark Smurfit Westrock

BLACK BELT DISTRICT Matt Sams Buchanan Timber & Forestry

AFA VICE CHAIRMAN Phillip Smith Rayonier

CAPITAL DISTRICT Skylar Clark Heritage Timber Company

AFA PRESIDENT/ SECRETARY Chris Isaacson Alabama Forestry Association

DELTA DISTRICT Robert Cooper Cooper Timberlands

AFA TREASURER Gray Skipper Scotch Plywood Co. AFA IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN Guice Slawson, Jr. Southeast Forest Products FORESTPAC CHAIRMAN Joey King Jasper Lumber Company

LONGLEAF DISTRICT Douglas Ziebach Ziebach & Webb MOUNTAIN DISTRICT Scott Partain Southern Parallel Forest Prod.

PIEDMONT DISTRICT Colton George Resolute Forest Products

AT-LARGE DIRECTORS VALLEY DISTRICT Eli Epps Packaging Corporation America VULCAN DISTRICT Robert Milstead Manulife Forest Management WARRIOR DISTRICT Jessica Bonner Weyerhaeuser WIREGRASS DISTRICT Jay Kyzar Abbeville Fiber ALC REPRESENTATIVE Freddy Tidwell F&C Logging LLC FOREST FUND REPRESENTATIVE Kevin Kennedy Kennedy Forest Products

Dale Brown Georgia Pacific Ray Colvin Westervelt Bobby Dobson Taproot Investments Matt Ezekiel Resource Management Service Claire Getty Thompson Appalachian Hardwood Daniel Hall Evergreen Forest Products Mel Koller Alabama Farm Credit Steven Meadows Louisiana Pacific David Shoupe International Paper Ricky Stanley T.R. Miller Mill Co.

DISTRICT MAP Black Belt Capital District Delta District Longleaf District Mountain District Piedmont District Valley District Vulcan District Warrior District Wiregrass District

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AFF BOARD OF TRUSTEES

CHAIRMAN Paul Jeffreys ArborGen VICE-CHAIRMAN Rick Frederick Enviva PRESIDENT / SECRETARY Chris Isaacson Alabama Forestry Association

TREASURER Keith Plott

April Conrad The Coca-Cola Company

AFA IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN Guice Slawson, Jr. Southeast Forest Products

Grant Lovinggood Westervelt

Alexandra Sullivan-Bush DRAX

Emily Lyons B.R. Moseley Land Company Tedrick Ratcliff Claw Forestry

FORESTPAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES

FORESTPAC CHAIRMAN Joey King Jasper Lumber Company

AFA IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN Guice Slawson, Jr. Southeast Wood

FORESTPAC VICE CHAIRMAN AFA President Chris Isaacson Alabama Forestry Association

AFA TREASURER Gray Skipper Scotch Plywood Co. AFA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Ray Colvin Westervelt

SECRETARY/TREASURER (NON-VOTING MEMBER) Tom Saunders Alabama Forestry Association

AFA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Douglas Ziebach Ziebach & Webb

AFA CHAIRMAN Jon-Micheal Clark Smurfit Westrock

AFA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Ricky Stanley T.R. Miller Co., Inc.

AFA VICE CHAIRMAN Phillip Smith Rayonier

ALC REPRESENTATIVE Freddy Tidwell F&C Logging, LLC

BLACK BELT DISTRICT Mark Nolen Nolen Land & Timber Inc.

VULCAN DISTRICT Matthew Gordon, Jr. Gordon Timberlands

CAPITAL DISTRICT Brian Roth Central Ala Wood Products

WARRIOR DISTRICT VACANT

DELTA DISTRICT Michael R. Delaney Delaney Development, Inc. LONGLEAF DISTRICT Hooper Mathews III Matthews Forest Service MOUNTAIN DISTRICT James W. Bennett Bennett Lumber Co. PIEDMONT DISTRICT Dell Hill Selwood Farms VALLEY DISTRICT Deano C. Orr Weyerhaeuser

WIREGRASS DISTRICT Robert M. Dixon, Jr. RM Dixon Family Partnership AT-LARGE DIRECTORS DeWayne Oakley Oakley Forest Products, Inc. William W. McDonald, Jr. McDonald Group Investments Keefe Burt KYKENKEE J. Thomas Bradley, III Bradley Forest Products Kevin Kennedy Kennedy Forest Products

ALC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHAIRMAN Freddy Tidwell F&C Logging

PIEDMONT DISTRICT Tyler Slay Slay Forest Enterprises LLC.

WARRIOR DISTRICT Josh Lewis Lewis Timber, Inc.

CAPITAL DISTRICT Charles King King Logging, LLC

VALLEY DISTRICT Bo Collins Bobby Collins Logging Company

BLACK BELT DISTRICT Open seat

LONGLEAF DISTRICT Neal Snider R & N Logging, LLC

VULCAN DISTRICT Kelly Crawford K&K Logging

MOUNTAIN DISTRICT Jeremy Goss Cherokee Timber Services, LLC

WIREGRASS DISTRICT Broughton Jones Three Notch Logging

DELTA DISTRICT Open seat

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555 Alabama St., Montgomery, AL 36104

Telephone

E-mail:

(334) 265-8733

info@alaforestry.org

Fax: (334) 262-1258