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Program Overview

Incentive-Based Programs

Alabama Forestry Foundation partners with landowners to deliver practical, incentive-based programs that support sustainable forestry, improve land health, and create long-term economic value. Through initiatives like Fields & Forests and the Family Forest Carbon Program, private landowners receive forestry guidance, financial payments, and full support to establish new forests or enhance existing ones using proven management practices.

Program Member Perks

  1. Forestry Guidance

  2. Financial Payments

  3. Support Establishing New Forests

  4. Support Enhancing Existing Forests
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Keeping Our Forests Resilient

By participating in these programs, landowners can generate income while increasing carbon storage, improving wildlife habitat, protecting soil and water resources, and strengthening the long-term productivity of their property. Forest carbon projects create opportunities for family forest owners to be compensated for the environmental benefits their forests provide, helping make sustainable forestry more financially viable.

Alabama Forestry Foundation serves as a trusted local partner throughout the process, helping landowners understand their options, navigate program requirements, and implement practices that align with their ownership goals. Whether focused on conservation, recreation, timber production, wildlife management, or family legacy, landowners can benefit from programs that support both environmental stewardship and economic returns.

Together, we are growing healthier forests, creating new opportunities for landowners, and ensuring Alabama’s working forests remain productive and resilient for generations to come.

Benefits for Landowners

  1. Earn incentive and carbon payments

  2. Improve wildlife habitat

  3. Protect soil and water quality

  4. Establish or enhance forest stands

  5. Maintain recreational opportunities

  6. Support your family’s long-term land legacy

Get Started

Curious if your property qualifies?

Schedule a no-obligation site visit with an Alabama Forestry Foundation forester or wildlife biologist. We’ll walk your property, discuss your goals, and help you identify programs that may fit your land and your family’s objectives.


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