alabama laws
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Alabama has no state laws relevant to harvesting timber on private land. |
alabama regulations |
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Best Management Practices (non-regulatory
BMPs)
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Alabama Forestry
Commission
Alabama Forestry Commission
P.O. Box
302550
Montgomery, AL 36130-2550
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513 Madison Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104-3631
Phone: 334-240-9300
Fax: 334-240-9390 |
Established as a state agency in 1924, the mission of the
Alabama Forestry Commission is three-fold: to Protect the
Forests...; to Service and Help Landowners to carry
out responsible forest management on their property...; and to
Educate the General Public about the value of our
forests... |
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The
TREASURE Forest Program |
The TREASURE Forest program is a voluntary program that
seeks to promote sound and sustainable, multiple-use forest
management. This type of management encourages landowners to
use their forests wisely to meet their own needs while at the
same time protecting and enhancing the
environment. |
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Alabama Forests Forever |
Nearly 2/3 of Alabama is covered by trees. Alabama's
forests improve our environment, provide material for nearly
5,000 different products, and offer recreational
opportunities. "Alabama Forests Forever" educational campaign
uses a variety of media to convey important messages about
trees. |
university resources |
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Auburn University
School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
108 M. White
Smith Hall
Auburn University, AL 36849-5418
Phone:
334-844-1007
FAX:334-844-1084 |
Within Auburn University's overall mission as the state's
Land Grant University, the School of Forestry and Wildlife
Sciences' goal is to develop and maintain an outstanding
faculty with the diverse backgrounds necessary to provide
Auburn students and the citizens of Alabama with superior
programs in forestry and wildlife education, research, and
public service. |
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Longleaf Alliance at
Auburn University
108 M. White Smith Hall
Auburn
University, AL 36849-5418
Phone: 334-844-1020
Fax:
334-844-1084 |
The Longleaf Alliance proposes to develop cooperative
programs that promote the ecological and economic values of
longleaf ecosystems. Through the team effort of Alliance
members, the goal to encourage better management practices and
to reverse the decline of the longleaf ecosystem can be
achieved. |
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Auburn
Forest Policy Center
108 M. White Smith Hall
Auburn University, AL 36849-5418
Phone: 334-844-1045
Fax: 334-844-1084 |
FPC is a research and outreach center whose purpose is to
explore the fundamental forest policy issues affecting the
United States in an increasingly globalized economy...the
Center envisions expanding the scope of forest policy debate
from one emphasizing public lands issues, to one in which
private land ownership issues are also thoroughly
examined. |
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Sustainable Forestry
Partnership
108 M. White Smith Hall
Auburn
University, AL 36849-5418
Phone: 334-844-1037
Fax:
334-844-1084 |
The Sustainable Forestry Partnership's mission is to
document and promote innovation in sustainable forestry and
integrate this innovation broadly into both policy and
practice. |
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Center for Forest
Sustainability
108 M. White Smith Hall
Auburn
University, AL 36849-5418
Phone: 334-844-1054
Fax:
334-844-1084 |
The mission of Auburn University's Center for Forest
Sustainability is to enhance and facilitate linkages among
research and education activities which focus upon forest
sustainability at regional, national, and/or international
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Alabama TREASURE Forest
Association
P.O. Box 145
Chunchula, AL 36521
Phone: 334-679-6087
Fax: 334-679-6092
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ATFA Care of University of Mobile
P.O. Box
13220
Mobile, AL 36663-0220
Phone: 334-442-2425
Fax: 334-442-2426 |
Alabama TREASURE Forest Association members are
stewardship-minded men and women dedicated to improving the
forest lands of our state and nation. Forestlands that include
wildlife habitat, pine and hardwood timber resources, clean
water, recreation opportunities and beautiful scenery. When
managing multiple resources of the forest, we are very
sensitive to environmental concerns and conduct our
stewardship approach accordingly. |
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Private Forest Management Team
108 M. White Smith Hall
Auburn University, AL
36849-5418
Phone: 334-844-1007
Fax:
334-844-1084 |
The Private Forest Management Team (PFMT) is as a
coordinated team effort among forest landowners;
public, private and forest landowner support organizations;
and industrial and agency natural resource management
organizations. |
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Southern Forest Based
Economic Development Council
Alabama Forestry
Commission
Timothy Boyce, State Forester
P.O. Box
302550
Montgomery, AL 36130-2550
Phone: 334-240-9304
Fax: 334-240-9390 |
The council acts as an information source for landowners,
forest industry, economic developers and other forest
interests. Private landowners...can be informed about
environmentally responsible management to ensure that their
forests will provide benefits for future generations... As the
market expands, we must assure that the abundant natural
resource values, such as wildlife and clean water, are
maintained. |
