Email from Alabama Forestry Association

AFA NEWSROOM V17N35, August 31, 2022

Which Region of the US Stores the Most Carbon in its Forests?

This is a pretty straightforward question but the answer requires context, and some of the nuances are unique to forest diversity inherent to different regions. At a landscape level, the primary forested regions of the contiguous US—Western North America (including the Pacific Northwest [PNW], US South, and Eastern North America (Lake States and Northeast)—store over 139 billion US tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (CO2e).

AFA Annual Meeting - September 11-13

The Countdown Has Begun!

Registration for the 2022 AFA Annual Meeting is in full swing! Click the link below to learn more about our speakers, agenda, sponsors, and hotel information. We look forward to seeing you in September!

2022 AFA Annual Meeting

Don't forget to register for the next installment of AFA's Public Policy Series - Issues Affecting Timberland Ownership. You can register to attend as an add-on to the AFA Annual Meeting or attend independently. Check out the 2022 AFA Public Policy Series website for more information!

AFA Newsroom Special Feature:

AFA Political Endorsements

AFA announces its next round of Alabama House endorsements. Check out our endorsements page to see all our endorsed candidates!

Interested in who AFA has endorsed so far? Visit our AFA ForestPac Endorsement Pages, linked below, as more endorsements will be added soon

AFA ForestPAC Endorsement Page

Deer Are Threatening American Forests. Is More Hunting The Solution?

For weeks, former suburbanite Eli Arnow had spent his mornings and evenings stalking deer in the woods around his new home in New York’s Hudson Valley. Besides killing a chipmunk or two as a kid, he was new to hunting, and he was starting to get discouraged: He’d only gotten a few shots within range and they were all misses. Then one November day, he looked out the window to see a deer — not only on his own lawn but right in front of his archery target.

He didn’t hesitate. He ran downstairs and grabbed his crossbow, stepped outside, and pulled the trigger. When he saw the deer hit the ground, he didn’t feel sadness or guilt. Instead, he experienced a sense of purpose. “I felt like, for the first time in my life, [I] was participating in an ecological process,” he said.

Lumber Prices Ride A Volatility Roller Coaster

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, multifamily developers and builders have had their work cut out for them as they try to budget for their lumber needs.

After months of wild fluctuations, lumber futures fell to their lowest level in a year earlier this month, according to lumber price data from NASDAQ. They have since reversed course, and currently stand at just under $600.

John "Johnny" M. Dudley

(2/17/1937-8/28/2022) -Obituary

Mr. John "Johnny" M. Dudley, 85, of Smiths Station, AL, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022 at Piedmont Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, GA.

A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Eastern, Thursday, September 1, 2022 at Crawford Baptist Church, 4503 US Hwy 80, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Steve Williamson officiating. Interment will follow at Crawford Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm Eastern, at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL.

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First Annual Workforce Development Forum - September 10, 2022

Join our ForestryWorks partners for the first annual Workforce Development Forum down in Orange Beach, AL in conjunction with the AFA Annual Meeting! Topics include: apprenticeship programs, non-traditional workforce solutions, career promotion opportunities, customized training tools and much more! Have questions -contact Stephanie Fuller at sfuller@alaforestry.org

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Building Out Capacity-

Pellet Mill Magazine provides a roundup of pellet production capacity that is under development, active construction or recently acquired.

Global wood pellet demand continues to soar, with tight market conditions likely to spur significant investments in new production facilities around the world. Demand growth from 2020-’21 outpaced supply growth by approx. 10% (18.2% versus 8.4%, respectively), according to market intelligence firm Hawkins Wright, a trend that is likely to continue. Global demand in 2021 was approx. 45 million metric tons (MT), with an additional 5 million MT in additional demand expected in 2022.

The Alabama Tree Farm Committee is preparing to hold its annual Silent Auction in conjunction with the 2022 AFA Annual Meeting, September 11-13, 2022. The Silent Auction has always been Tree Farm’s largest fundraiser, with proceeds going to promote Alabama’s Tree Farm program and serve Tree Farmers throughout the state. Last year’s auction and raffle raised almost $7,000.00 for our state program. The committee is seeking donations of items or funds for the purchase of bid items.

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New Home Sales Plummet in July

New home sales in July fell to their lowest level since January 2016 as the industry grapples with supply chain disruptions that are delaying new home building projects and raising housing costs as mortgage interest rates increased. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau estimated sales of newly built, single-family homes in July at a 511,000 seasonally adjusted annual pace, which is a 12.6% decline over downwardly revised June rate of 585,000 and is 29.6% below the July 2021 estimate of 726,000.

A Little Birdie Told Us That You Should Sign Up For The Sunburn Classic! We Will See You On The Course.

In the weeks leading up to and during our Alabama Woods to Goods Week 2022 celebration, we will be sharing stories about why forestry is "more than an industry" to people throughout the state of Alabama. Let us know what forestry means to you by clicking the link below.

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