Our Vision
To grow Alabama’s forests and forest industry
IN 1978, THE ALABAMA FORESTRY FOUNDATION (AFF) WAS INCORPORATED AS A 501(C)3 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE FORESTRY EDUCATION, PROMOTE WISE STEWARDSHIP OF ALABAMA’S FOREST RESOURCES AND DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT RESULT IN HEALTHY FOREST AND RELIABLE MARKETS.
Today, AFF works with a number of closely related organizations as well as local, state, and federal partners to educate students, engage landowners, and inform decision makers.
Our Mission
To provide forestry education, promote forest resource conservation, protect private property rights, and grow forest products markets for healthy forests and a strong forest industry.
our Goals
Our LEADERSHIP
Alabama Forestry Foundation
Board of Trustees
Chris Erwin
Executive Vice President
Trustees
Chris Isaacson
Alabama Forestry Association
Ray Colvin
The Westervelt Company
Alexandra Sullivan-Bush
DRAX
April Conrad
The Coca-Cola Company
Rick Frederick
Enviva
Paul Jeffreys
ArborGen
Grant Lovinggood
Westervelt
Emily Lyons
B.R. Moseley Land Company
Keith Plott
Louisiana Pacific Corporation
Tedrick Ratcliff
Claw Forestry
Our Staff
Chris isaacson
President
cisaacson@alaforestry.org
334-481-2124
Chris Erwin
Executive Vice President
cerwin@alaforestry.org
Brad Nail
Regional Forester - North
bnail@alaforestry.org
205-300-5122
Autumn Watrous
Wildlife Biologist
awatrous@alaforestry.org
334-481-2138
Michael Poteracki
Regional Forester-North
mpoteracki@alaforestry.org
Tyler Sibley
Fisheries and Wildlife Biologist
tsibley@alaforestry.org
256-612-7694
Whit Carroll
Wildlife Biologist
wcarroll@alaforestry.org
334-804-9488
Ashley Smith
Education Program Director
asmith@alaforestry.org
334-481-2137
Leigh Peters
Regional Forester - Southeast
lpeters@alaforestry.org
334-481-2136
