Benefits of Membership

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

AFOA's monthly newsletter (see a past issue), Capital Ideas, puts you in touch with events, around the southeast; covers stumpage values, forestry stocks, and lumber prices; semi-annual Tax Tips and Forest Law Update; available services and supplies; and news and views about forests and forest ownership of interest to our members. AFOA connects you to the professionals of the forest industry that can help you make the tough decisions of managing your land. We provide information on forest ownership issues to news outlets and ownership issues to legislators.

To join the Alabama Forest Owners' Association, fill out the Membership Application and return to AFOA with the appropriate payment amount. (printable pdf form)

ANNUAL MEETING

We provide information about numerous educational workshops and tours through-out Alabama and the immediate surrounding states such as our 2021 Annual Meeting which was held at the Alabama 4-H Center in Columbiana, Alabama on April 17-18, 2021. You are able to look through the videos and information on older annual meetings by clicking here. You will have access to the following: video of the speakers, presentation slides used by the speakers, and speaker bios.

TIMBER BUYER LISTS

AFOA provides access for our members to easy-to-use county timber buyer lists: $17 per county printed on gummed labels and referrals to consulting foresters for no-cost initial consultation.

Send a check or money order to AFOA in the amount of $17.00 for each county requested (AFOA members only) (Click here for our address)

INSURANCE POLICIES

  HUNTING LEASE LIABILITY GROUP INSURANCE - Click Here For More Information

TIMBERLAND LIABILITY GROUP INSURANCE - Click Here For More Information

ITEMS FOR SALE

Low-cost posted signs are only available for members or hunting clubs who lease land of an AFOA member.

AFOA t-shirts for sale in a variety of different colors. Mostly short sleeve with a few long sleeve options.

AFOA Caps for sale in a couple different styles and several different colors.

WANT TO DO MORE

Alabama Forest Owners' Association Educational Fund

Give toward the Consulting Forester Scholarship Award: To improve the availability of quality services to forest landowners, the Alabama Forest Owners' Association provides annual awards to Auburn University Forestry Students who have an interest in pursuing careers as consulting foresters. Tax deductible gifts to the Alabama Forest Owners' Association Educational Fund, a 501 (c)(3) organization, are now being accepted. Send your donation/contribution/gift to Alabama Forest Owners' Association Educational Fund, P. O. Box 361434, Birmingham, AL 35236.

Make a bequest to the AFOA Educational Fund by telling your attorney to add this language to your will: I, [name], of [city, state, zip], give, devise and bequeath to Alabama Forest Owners’ Association Educational Fund, Inc., (tax identification number 35-2242105), P. O. Box 361434, Birmingham, Alabama 35236, [written dollar amount or percentage of the estate or description of the property] to continue its mission of providing quality educational information and benefits to owners of Alabama forestland.

Give to the AFOA Educational Fund through your Amazon purchases with AmazonSmile. AmazonSmile is very simple to use - all you need is an Amazon account. Simply click on this link https://smile.amazon.com/ch/35-2242105 or the banner below. Then, during future visits to the site, AmazonSmile will remember your charity and apply eligible purchases towards your total contribution - it is that easy.

Remember, you must be logged in to smile.amazon.com - donations will not be applied to purchases made on the Amazon.com main site or mobile app. It is also important to remember that not everything qualifies for AmazonSmile contributions. Eligible purchases earn 0.5% toward the AFOA Educational Fund. There is no cost to the customer to use AmazonSmile.