Jun 7, 2017 | News, News/PR
An Athens company was one of dozens that directly benefited from the state’s forestry industry in 2016, officials announced recently. Triad Packaging Co. announced it would hire seven employees as part of a $1.456 million expansion of its Durham Drive...
Jan 30, 2017 | News, News/PR
It goes without saying that in order to fulfill our mission of conserving and sustaining Alabama’s 23.1 million acres of working forestland, the Alabama Forestry Commission must also be good stewards of our state’s 132,419 miles of streams, rivers and reservoirs. We...
Feb 22, 2016 | News, News/PR
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the U.S. Forest Service recently announced a federal investment of over $40 million for restoration of forests near growing communities to reduce wildfire threats, protect water supplies, improve wildlife...
May 25, 2012 | News, News/PR
The Alabama Loggers Council (ALC) Annual Meeting at the Birmingham Marriott on Saturday, June 9, will commemorate the 20th anniversary of a program that has sent more than $6 million to Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham and Children’s and Women‘s Hospital in Mobile....
Dec 9, 2011 | News, News/PR
The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) and the Alabama Loggers Council (ALC) recently initiated a log truck safety campaign aimed at eliminating log truck accidents. The program, “Logging Zero Accidents,” began with a series of truck driver safety days at each of...
