Benefits of Membership

INFORMATION FOCUSED ON FOREST OWNERS

The Alabama Forest Owners' Association'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

The AFOA Events Calendar offers details on various educational workshops and tours across Alabama and neighboring states, including the 2024 AFOA Annual Meeting. The annual meeting took place at the Lakepoint State Park Lodge & Conference Center in Eufaula, Alabama on April 16-17, 2024.

To access valuable resources from previous annual meetings, click here for archived videos featuring audio/video of speakers, their presentation slides, and speaker biographies.

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 AFOA 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.

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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.