2025 Impact Report

2025

IMPACT REPORT

FROM THE CEO While 2024 was a challenging year for our industry, 2025 was even more so. Announcements of temporary curtailments of production to permanent shutdowns rippled across the state and region having a significant impact on the entire wood supply chain.

Chris Isaacson President & CEO

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We are constantly monitoring legislative and

regulatory actions at the state and local level.”

Although there is little that we can do in the short term to influence market conditions, there are things that we can do to promote the use of forest products and improve markets over the long term…in fact, we are already actively engaged in this effort.

For more than 50 years, we have partnered with the Auburn University (AU) College of Architecture, Design and Construction to provide students with instruction and firsthand learning experience in sustainable forestry and forest products manufacturing to encourage them to design and build with wood.

In 2017 we received a USFS Wood Innovation Grant to form the Alabama Wood Innovation team to educate building professionals about mass timber and evaluate barriers to mass timber construction.

And for the last 5 years, we have worked with the Alabama Legislature to secure research funding for AU to study mass timber construction and forest-based biomaterials.

We are constantly monitoring legislative and regulatory actions at the state and local level that might affect the use of forest products in construction, intervening where needed.

And we continue to work closely with the Alabama Department of Commerce to provide information required by companies considering building or expanding forest

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products manufacturing in the state.

In the following pages you will see a snapshot of the programs, activities, and accomplishments of AFA and our affiliated organizations.

Some are focused on addressing immediate needs and challenges of our members while others are focused on ensuring that we maintain a favorable operating environment for landowners, loggers, and forest products manufacturers over the long term.

Our advocacy efforts resulted in several big wins: legislation that minimizes the delays from roadside weight enforcement and streamlined the appeals process, saving loggers time and lost production; funding for replacement of rural weightposted bridges, eliminating costly detours and reducing transportation cost; funding for CLT and mass timber research.

During 2025, we continued to promote mass timber construction to increase lumber demand and forestry careers to ensure a reliable long-term supply of workers for forestry and forest products companies.

As we move into 2026, we want to express our sincere gratitude for your generous support and pledge that we will continue to work tirelessly to address those challenges facing Alabama’s forestry community.

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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Education

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Conservation

26

Forest Stewardship and Certification

28

Supply Chain

30

Workforce Development

32

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

AFF Education 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.

FORESTS FOREVER 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.

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.

2025 Legislator of the Year SENATOR JACK WILLIAMS

Sen. Jack Williams accepting the Legislator of the Year Award from Sen. Steve Livingston at the AFA Annual Meeting

“The Legislator of the Year award is without a doubt one of the most meaningful honors I’ve ever received. As a timber owner, I know how important the timber industry is to our state, the jobs it creates, and the families it supports. In the Senate, I’ve worked to stand up for our foresters and producers who were hit hard by unnecessary regulations that drove up costs. I’ll keep fighting to cut the ridiculous red tape and get government out of the way so Alabama’s timber industry can keep growing strong.” -Senator Jack Williams

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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

2025 ForestPAC Contributions

$447,959 Chairman’s Club Members

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ForestPAC Selwood Sporting Clays

$39,250

ForestPAC Pinecone Open

$23,500

Introduced

Weight Legislation....................................... passed Supported

Rural Hospital Tax Credit............................ passed Tangible Personal Property Cap................ passed Condemned State Road Reversion............ passed Raise Act - Education................................... passed Opposed

Office of Occupational & Professional Licensing ................................defeated Quarry Permits Require Local Approval ............................................. defeated Choctaw County Ad Valorem Tax.............. defeated Amended

Lawrence County Fire District.................... amended / passed Critical Infrastructure Unauthorized Entry..................................... amended / passedAppropriations Amen Appropriations

Logger Efficiency Fund................................$1,000,000 FWTI...............................................................$4,320,000

afaforestpac.com

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2025 Responsible Staff: Tom Saunders, AFA General Counsel / Director of Governmental Affairs with Anna Morgan Skipper, Former Director of External Affairs 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 2025

100

15

250

Public Officials

Sponsors

Attendees at the Opening Reception

Back The Blue

11

Events

15

250

Attendees

10

5

Staff

Community Partners

1,320

First Responders

32

Public Officials

11

Woods to Goods Week 12

October 19-25, 2025 alwoodstogoods.com

Responsible Staff: Stephanie Fuller Johnson, FWTI – Director of Promotions & Economic Development with Anna Morgan Skipper, Former Director of External Affairs 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 readings, book donations and other educational events to highlight the industry’s environmental, community and economic impact.

471 18 19 402

TOTAL EVENT REACH

PLANNED EVENTS

VOLUNTEERS

STUDENTS REACHED

“Getting the younger generation in the field is a crucial part in the future of our industry because they are the future. The kids absolutely love coming out to my job during Woods to Goods Week. Their attitudes completely change from the time of arrival to the time they leave. When I see students out in public that have been to a Forestry Field Day in the past, they always ask, “when can I come back”. If we have changed one student's attitude about the industry that makes it all worth it.”

-Grant Tidwell, Owner of Generations Timber

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 Creation and distribution of county level impact sheets for each county Engaging local public officials/community leaders in public meetings FIND FORESTRY'S IMPACT ON YOUR COUNT Y

SCAN HERE

AL AFORESTRY.ORG

SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT 2025 ALABAMA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION

ALABAMA FORESTRY FOUNDATION

ALABAMA LOGGERS COUNCIL

Facebook

Instagram

Posts

45

41

Reach

266,733

27,321

Visits

18,834

3,645

Followers

8,491

2,403

New Followers in 2025

295

178

Posts

45

38

Reach

55,013

12,742

Followers

626

604

New Followers in 2025

157

160

Posts

14

Reach

34,410

Visits

7,979

Followers

2,967

New Followers in 2025

22

Facebook

Facebook

Instagram

ALC Facebook

Reached over 26,705 people

One of the most liked posts, reaching over 12,632 people

A top Instagram post with 94 likes and 8,729 views

Top ALC post with over 9,064 views

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Networking Opportunities 16

“Attending the AFA Annual Meeting every year is more than business. It's about connecting with other like-minded people who depend on Alabama's forests. It's about getting to know new people and making stronger connections with the ones you already know. Later, when you see someone at the store, you spend 30 minutes catching up! Relationships are the reason we attend the AFA Annual Meeting.”

–Angela Holland, Weyerhaeuser

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 7-9

Perdido Beach Resor t, Orange Beach

2025 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.

557 Attendees

30 Exhibitors (max capacity)

57 Sponsors

16 Hours of Possible

12 Platinum • 9 Gold 19 Silver • 17 Bronze

Continuing Education

2025 REGIONAL RECEPTIONS TUSCALOOSA AREA

134 Attendees 5 Sponsors

BUTLER AREA

41 Attendees 4 Sponsors

DOTHAN AREA

57 Attendees 3 Sponsors

SHOALS AREA

52 Attendees 3 Sponsors

MONROEVILLE AREA

75 Attendees 6 Sponsors

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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

16,950 15,292 ALABAMA

Alabama

2025-2026

AL ABAMA

Spring 2025

Summer 2025

WORKFORCE EDITION CONSERVATION EDITION White Oak Special Section p29 Jordan Creek Restoration p34 Pearlshell Mussel p37 Burning at Night p38 Gulf Restoration p40 Alabama's Flying Mammal p41 Natural Resources Committee Best Practices p42 Talladega-Mountain Longleaf Conservation Partnership p44

FORESTRYWORKS® AND FOREST WORKFORCE TRAINING INSTITUTE OVERVIEW Engaging Private Landowners in White Oak Restoration

Alabama FORESTS Membership Directory Distributed

p30

LOGGERS

District Directors Profile p20 A Logger's Thoughts on Project Learning Tree p23

1,900

YOUNG LEADERS An Introduction to the Newest Forestry Professionals p16

ON THE COVER: A BEAUTIFUL STAND OF MATURE WHITE OAK TREES STUDIED BY THE WHITE OAK INITIATIVE

ALABAMA

EDUCATION EDITION

Alabama Forestry Association

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

ALABAMA

FALL 2025

SPECIAL EVENT EDITION

WINTER 2025

2024

IMPACT REPORT

Alabama Forests Magazine

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

2024 Impact Report Distributed

1,925

Feature Profiles Alabama Young Leaders Program; Logging Legislation; 2025 Southcentral Region Outstanding Logger Award - Douthit Timber Co; 2025 Logger of the Year - Sullivan Timber Co; 2025 Tree Farmer of the Year - Mr “Ted” Theodore Gilbert; ForestryWorks® Overview; Schoolyard Forests; A Private Landowner’s Perspective on White Oak; Conservation Through Education; The Essence of Stewardship

Quarterly Features President/CEO Column / Dean’s Notebook / Loggers / Green Horizons / Kids Activity Page/ SFI (Sustainable Forestry Initiative)

AFA Newsroom News & Press

11,247

Weekly Subscribers

AL ABAMA

A L A B A M A’ S FO R E ST I N D U ST RY S O U R C E 2026 ADVERTISING MEDIA KIT AL AB AM

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Spring 2025

FALL 2025

Summer 2025

WORK FORCE EDITION

TION CONSERVA EDIT ION ion p29 ial Sect White Oak Spec Restoration p34 Jordan Creek sel p37 Pearlshell Mus t p38 Burning at Nigh ion p40 Gulf Restorat g Mammal p41 Alabama's Flyin s Committee Natural Resource p42 Best Practices ntain Longleaf Talladega-MouPartnership p44 Conservation

Engaging Private Landowners in White Oak Restoration

FORESTRYWORKS® AND FOREST WORKFORCE TRAINING INSTIT UTE OVERVIEW

SPECIAL EV EN T EDITION

N EDUCAT IO EDIT ION

WINTER 2025

p30

LOGGERS

s Profile p20 District Director ghts on A Logger's Thou Tree p23 Project Learning

DERS YOUNG LEA to An Introduction stry the Newest Fore p16 Professionals

STAND OF : A BEAUTIFUL D BY ON THE COVER OAK TREES STUDIE MATURE WHITE INITIATIVE OAK THE WHITE

Alabama Forests Magazine Printed 4 Times /Year

Alabama Forests Magazine is a full-color quarterly publication with broad coverage of our industry members and activities.

Your ad is mailed directly to Alabama's forestry professionals who rely on our publications for in-depth examination of industry pioneers and trends, engineering, technology, litigation, and legislation on state and federal levels.

Membership Directory

Alabama

55,000+

Printed 1 Time/Year

2025-2026

Annual Readership All 5 Printed Publications

Alabama Forestry Association

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

AFA’s Annual Membership Directory is a full-color annual publication that lists each member and company by type and indexed in the back. Each advertiser is indexed as well.

Your ad will directly reach your target audience as Alabama's forestry professionals and landowners reference this guide all year long.

AFA Newsroom

AFA Newsroom is AFA’s online newsletter for members and affiliated organizations. Published weekly, AFA Newsroom provides timely information on market and industry trends, meetings and events, and educational opportunities.

11,247

Your logo on this web page is a direct link to your website so members can access your products and services immediately.

Published Weekly Online

Weekly Subscribers

ADVERTISE WITH THE FORESTRY POWERHOUSE! The Alabama Forestry Association is one of the largest state forestry associations in the country with more than 1,800 member companies and organizations representing more than 30,000 employees and 4,000 individual landowners.

Membership includes forest products manufacturers, institutional landowners, loggers, wood dealers, forestry consultants, and other companies involved in forestry. AFA is dedicated to protecting and improving the business, regulatory and legal environment for landowners and forest business owners to ensure the sustainable growth of Alabama’s forests and forest industry.

$36 Billion Annual Impact; Economic Output

#2 in Alabama Forestry is Ranked 2nd in Manufacturing Industry in Alabama

30,000

#2 in US

Alabama is 2nd in Pulp & Paper in the US

#4 in US

Alabama is 4th in Lumber Production in the US

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Insurance Programs 20

“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

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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367 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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87 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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106 Companies participating

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1,108 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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371 Members

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$7.5 Million return of premium to members

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341 Members (92% of participants) receiving dividends

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50% Average return

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$151 Million in dividends returned since 1990

Checks totaling $7.5 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

LIZ CHAMBERS

ADAM EASLEY

President

Senior Director of Administration

Controller

LEIGH PETERS

ASHLEY PICKERING

TOM SAUNDERS

Director of Community Affairs / PLM & SFI

Accounting Assistant

General Counsel

HERB STEVENSON

JACQUIE WILSON

Executive Director; Alabama Loggers Council

Director of Member Services & Advertising, Alabama Forests Editor

alaforestry.org

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2026 AFA

ANNUAL MEETING

Mark Your Calendar

Where Forestry Takes Over the Beach!

Perdido Beach Resort Orange Beach, AL

September 13 t h - 15 t h

Up To Date Meeting Info 23

Responsible Staff: Chris Erwin, AFF – Executive Vice President Whit Carroll, AFF – Director of Education/

Conservation Biologist Jaquie Parker, AFF – Education Coordinator Ashley Smith, AFF – Director of Engagement FOCUS Educate students, teachers, and professionals on forests, forest management, and forest products.

Education

Project Learning Tree (PLT)

300

TEACHERS TRAINED

114,600 STUDENTS IMPACTED

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TEACHERS TRAINED

Alabama Project Learning Tree 2025 Educator of the Year

Amanda Spurling

STUDENTS IMPACTED

®

ALABAMA

Schoolyard Forest

7,392 # OF SCHOOLS COMMITTED TO AFF'S SCHOOLYARD FOREST PROGRAM

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17,954

PROJECT LEARNING TREE

STUDENTS IMPACTED

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Teachers Conservation Workshop (TCW)

Auburn University Architect Tour

83 STUDENTS, FACULTY, & STAFF ENGAGED IN CLASSROOM AND FIELD TOURS

Samford University Architect Tour

35 STUDENTS, FACULTY, & STAFF ENGAGED IN CLASSROOM AND FIELD TOURS

FAWN Grants Awarded

Forests Forever Foundation Grants 4 FAWN Awarded

EDUC8R

TEACHR

Fawn Grants Total

$2,000 Students Impacted

1,435

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“The Learn & Burn event was a great success and so well done. All the staff are so professional and well-trained. The experience you all have and the knowledge shared is priceless and so greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and attention to our woodlands.”

Conservation

–Jock Hernig

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

CHRIS ISAACSON

CHRIS ERWIN

WHIT CARROLL

BENCE CARTER

President

Executive Vice President

Director of Education/ Conservation Biologist

Conservation Biologist

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

CONSERVATION IMPACT O U T R E AC H EFFORTS

75 1,998 3,134 161

AC R E AG E E F F E C T E D

Educational Events Landowners Educated Total Event Par ticipants

4,258 5,288 509 184

Acres Planted Acres Burned Acres Under Improved Management Acres of Invasives Treated

Technical Assistance Visits

alabamaforestry foundation.org

HUNTER MONCRIEF Conservation Forester

BRAD NAIL

JAQUIE PARKER

TYLER SIBLEY

ASHLEY SMITH

Conservation Forester

Education Coordinator

Conservation Biologist

Director of Engagement

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Forest Stewardship and Certification

Responsible Staff: Chris Erwin, AFF – Executive Vice President Leigh Peters, AFA – Director of Community Affairs / 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 3,829

Tree Farms

4,169

Tree Farmers

1,947,744

Total Acreage

136 40,092

New Tree Farms with New Acres

188 72,292

Reinspec tions with Acres

* 22% of Alabama Forest are 3rd Par ty Cer tified

2025 Tree Farm Awards

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

2,424

69

Volunteer Hours Contributed in 2025

Volunteer Foresters

SFI Certification 42 SFI companies par ticipating in the SFI Alabama S tate Implementation Commit tee 3,030,086 acres SFI cer tified 98% BMP compliance on har vested trac ts as repor ted by Alabama Forestr y Commission

Tree Farm Awards Continued.....

Doug Link Leadership Award Jeremy Lowery

Inspector of the Year Lamar Dewberry

2025 Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year Theodore "Ted" Gilbert - Eufaula, AL 29

Responsible Staff: Herb Stevenson, 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 147 Sponsors 16 Exhibitors 12

Meetings 24 Active Districts 9 Total Meeting Attendance 321

Total Classes Participants

13 527

AFA ONLINE CONTINUING EDUCATION EVENTS New Classes Total Hours Taken

5 1,360

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

97 3,249

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

3 99

2025

Current Cardholders

1,268

FUN FACT: Alabama has 1,268 current PLM cardholders which equates to over

6,340 hours

of continuing education hours completed in 2025.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2025 ALABAMA OUTSTANDING LOGGER OF THE YEAR RECIPIENT, SULLIVAN TIMBER COMPANY, LLC

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www.alaforestry.org/ professional-loggingmanager/

“Herbert Stevenson delivered an outstanding and insightful presentation at the Smurfit WestRock PLM class held in July of 2025. The Alabama Loggers Council continues to be a strong advocate for logging, working tirelessly to support loggers and timber companies across the state through education, training, and effective representation. Herbert’s leadership helps ensure that Alabama’s logging community remains safe, sustainable, and economically strong. The Council plays a vital role in promoting responsible logging while giving the forest industry a unified and respected voice.”

-Ben Simms Chattahoochee Timber.

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Workforce Development 32

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

CHRIS ISAACSON

DAVID BENEFIELD

KARA FOREMAN

STEPHANIE JOHNSON

President

Workforce Development Coordinator

Workforce Development Coordinator

Director of Promotions and Economic Development

FOCUS Originally founded by the Alabama Forestry Association in 2018, the Forest Workforce Training Institute, a 501(C)(3) non-profit manages the nationally recognized ForestryWorks® workforce development initiative that is now being utilized by forestry partners in 11 states and growing.

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

The Mission of ForestryWorks 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.

Career Education Curriculums FOREST WORKER

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TRUCK DRIVER RECRUITMENT - An elite

2,764

Educators Certified

Career Promotion

Students Certified

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

512

*CUMULATIVE FOREST WORKER CURRICULUM TRAINED

293

Educators Certified

10,315

Students Certified

Educators Certified

industry employers to showcase premier job opportunities at no cost.

123

1,967

Students Certified

Users Clicked “Apply” on the Alabama ForestryWorks Job Board

LOGGING WORKER

8

Educators Certified

29

Students Certified

REACHED

117,360

User Sessions on Home Page and State Page

Training

792

Career Education Events

338 TOTAL TEACHERS

Employers Received Applications

JOB BOARD - An exclusive job board for forest

SAWMILL WORKER

7

127

Truck Driver Applications Submitted

Individuals Trained Through Continuing Education and Safety Courses

18,257

TOTAL STUDENTS REACHED

The Tiny Timber Crew®

2025 FORESTRY FIELD DAYS

15 Students at Kronospan Forestry Field Day 20 Students at Winston County Forestry Field Day 12 Students at Two Rivers Lumber Forestry Field Day

JORDAN LITTRELL

MAGGIE POPE

EMILY VANDERFORD

Workforce Development Coordinator

Director of Education and Industry Relations

Workforce Development Coordinator

In 2025, FWTI released 4 animated videos featuring Tiny Timber Crew® characters to provide classroom resources for educators to integrate forestry components into the core curriculum. Learn more at tinytimbercrew.com.

2,195 students attended Tiny Timber Crew® reading events.

forestryworks.com

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AFA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES

AFA CHAIRMAN Phillip Smith Rayonier

BLACK BELT DISTRICT Matt Sams Buchanan Timber & Forestry

AFA VICE CHAIRMAN Joey King Jasper Lumber Company

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 Jon-Micheal Clark Smurfit Westrock FORESTPAC CHAIRMAN Douglas Ziebach Ziebach & Webb

LONGLEAF DISTRICT John Ayres Ayres Forestry MOUNTAIN DISTRICT Clint Black KyKenKee PIEDMONT DISTRICT Colton George Resolute Forest Products

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

Ben Carothers International Paper David Passauer 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 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 Jon-Micheal Clark Smurfit Westrock

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 Douglas Ziebach Ziebach & Webb

AFA IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN Jon-Micheal Clark Smurfit Westrock

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 John Ayres Ayres Forestry

AFA CHAIRMAN Phillip Smith Rayonier

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

AFA VICE CHAIRMAN Joey King Jasper Lumber Company

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 Ally Energy Solutions

WARRIOR DISTRICT Dustin McGee McGee Lumber Co., Inc.

DELTA DISTRICT Michael R. Delaney Delaney Development, Inc.

WIREGRASS DISTRICT Robert M. Dixon, Jr. RM Dixon Family Partnership

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

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 Guice Slawson, Jr. Southeast Wood

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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