Alabama Forestry Foundation

The foundation carries out various special projects which range from helping private landowners by providing cost-share incentives for site preparation and planting of shortleaf pine, to forming community-based burning networks and working with landowners to provide training and education, as well as provide access to technical cost share assistance.

The american tree farm system (atfs) is sponsored nationally by the american forest foundation and administered in alabama by the foundation. Tree farm seeks to increase public understanding of the value of the nation's private forest resources and to promote sustainable management of those forests resources by providing education and assistance to private forest owners. In alabama, 3.6 million acres (more than 16 % of the state's forests) comprising 3,758 distinct properties are certified under tree farm's strict environmental standards and guidelines.

The foundation provides programs that focus on k-12 students, teachers, landowners, and loggers with the goal of sustainably managing alabama's abundant and diverse forest resources.