AFOA wants to help you reach your goals as a forest owner, and to provide a way for you to connect and learn together. We provide the reliable information you need to face change with confidence, protect your land, and preserve the rewards of ownership for generations to come.
No one is born with a forestry education. It comes from listening, watching, and being attentive to the best information available. That’s why we’re here: to help you become the forest owner you want to be. Your land is personal. Your vision matters. You decide. We can help.
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When: April 24-25, 2026
Where: Headquartered at the Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort & Spa at Grand National
Address: 3700 Robert Trent Jones Trail, Opelika, AL 36801
We like to share events and opportunities that we think might interest you. Take a look. You may see an event or topic of interest that could be beneficial to you.
Multi-aged Longleaf Management and Markets at the Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center, 12130 Dixon Center Road, Andalusia. Topics will include: Management of Multi-aged Longleaf; Timber Stand Regeneration Considerations; Prescribed Fire Timing and Rotations; Harvest and Market Insights; and Cost-share Programs. Limited space. For more information contact Drew at (601) 550-3644 or drew@longleafalliance.org.
Fall Forest Landowner Conference at the Chambers County Farmers Federation, Highway 50 East, LaFayette. Topics will include: Carbon Driven Programs; Cost Share; and Changes in the Logging Industry. Fee: $8. For more information or to register, call Leigh Ann Jackson at (334) 864-9542.
Alabama Deer Management & Herd Health Field Talks at Spanish Fort City Hall, 7361 Spanish Fort Boulevard, Spanish Fort. This seminar offers valuable insights into Alabama’s deer management efforts. Learn about herd health; population and harvest trends; Alabama’s deer restoration history; the Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP); and practical strategies for managing deer and their habitat. For more information contact Landon Johnson at (256) 494-7243 or landon.johnson@dcnr.alabama.gov.
Through our group policy, our members can access both hunting lease liability insurance and timberland liability insurance that provide excellent coverage at affordable prices.
Its surprisingly easy and affordable to protect yourself and your assets when leasing land for hunting. Our group policy keeps insurance costs low, while providing peace of mind and security. The policy can be secured for less than the price of a climbing stand. Cover the landowner and the hunting club members today!
Keep your focus on making your timberland all it can be, without worrying about liability for trespassers. You’ll be surprised how easy and affordable our group insurance coverage is. Don’t risk your life’s savings, but instead, protect what you have today!
AFOA members may list their hunting land for lease at no cost. It’s an effective method to advertise your land as available to a new hunting club. Details about the location and lease terms are available here.
These Hunting Clubs are already organized and are looking for additional members. Save time and expense by joining a club that has already secured a lease, established food plots and has an ongoing hunting experience waiting for you.
In today’s markets, you could use every advantage you can get. Markets are shrinking, so don’t be left behind.
Most forest landowners don’t have the time to sift through news articles, newsletters, websites, and social media posts. We’ve already done this for you, and we’d like to save you some time. Here’s the best of the best in forestry news to keep you sharp and keep you ahead:
10/6/26
White House Allows Untaxed Diesel to be Used on the Road.
Federal tax on diesel is 24.5 cents per gallon. All trucks transporting wood to market use diesel, and well as every piece of equipment in the woods.
10/5/26
Designed to generate electrical power for a heavy industrial user or a data center. It supplies its own water needs from the biomass drying process. Since it generates its own power, it only uses power from TVA for backup and peaking power, rather than baseload power. The project identifies 1,700 indirect forestry jobs created by the site.
10/2/26
The Georgia Forestry Association, is Working to Build Markets That Keep Georgia’s Forests Working.
GFA joins the Governor’s Forestry Task Force to deliver recommendations to the Governor about long-term priorities for policy investment and coordination. Speaker of the House Jon Burns, convened business and forestry leaders to discuss challenges facing the industry. Georgia improved its jobs tax credit and investment tax credit for qualified forestry manufacturers. Georgia budgeted money for an initiative to support renewable bio-products to turn low-value wood into high-value biomaterials. Georgia expanded the Georgia Grown Wood Products Marketing and Communications Campaign. GFA and its members supported efforts to remove trade barriers from southern yellow pine exports. Georgia is positioning itself as a national leader of sustainable aviation fuel. Georgia is playing an active role in economic development surrounding early-stage forest product companies. Georgia’s forestry leaders are taking Georgia’s story into meetings and conferences where decisions get made. The Georgia Forestry Foundation launched the Georgia Forest Products Innovation Accelerator to focus on forest-based technologies and investable opportunities. Georgia partnered with the US Forest Service and the Softwood Lumber Board to support projects involving mass timber construction. Georgia is building its own specific forest carbon exchange. Georgia is supporting UGA’s exploration of biomaterial market development and emerging mass technologies. Georgia considers itself the number one forestry state in the nation.
9/29/26
A Workplace Accident in the Canfor Mill in Axis Near Mobile Claimed the Life of a Worker.
It appears that the victim was pulled into a conveyor belt system. Operations were suspended and an investigation is underway.
Since 2001, AFOA has been a leader in interviewing experts in the field of forestry who can get their point across in 3.5 minutes. Select a podcast below and in just a few minutes, you’ll get to hear directly from these experts. Search by topic or by speaker. Visit our archive.
Now, more than ever, you need every advantage you can get. Leverage your time and energy by having a Consulting Forester on your side. Few people can navigate the ever changing timber markets, so it makes sense to be guided by a professional who stays informed about market trends in your area. You can use this directory to search for a Consulting Forester by name, county, or area of specialty.
This directory is a service of the Alabama Forest Owners’ Association supported by a grant from the Bradley/Murphy Forestry & Natural Resources Extension Trust.
Our No Trespassing Signs are the best and most durable available, and they are shockingly affordable.
Here is a listing of merchandise items available to our active members.
Need help with a forestry-related service, or a product that can help you tackle that next project? Take a look here.
Take advantage of AFOA’s website and use it to increase your company’s visibility to landowners, hunters, and others who use forestland for work and play.
Interested in adding your company’s name to the list below of our services and suppliers? Contact advertising@afoa.org to find out how.
AFOA has been a leader in helping forest owners reach their goals. We respect that you know best, and you should be allowed to pursue your own goals and preserve your way of life. We’d love to help you get there.
With over 45 years of listening to forest landowners, we’d like to think we’ve learned a thing or two. By helping landowners interact with one another and with experts in the field, we’ve been witness to some of the best (and worst) ideas. Let us share what we’ve learned.
AFOA is guided by a Board of Directors whose combined experience in forest ownership has no equal.
