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09/30/2024
Financial Relief from Southern Pine Beetle Damage for Forestland Owners in All Alabama Counties
09/30/2024
USDA Approves Emergency Forest Restoration Assistance for All Counties in Alabama
09/17/2024
Alabama Department Corrections #25-1 Bid Notice
08/04/2024
Southern Pine Beetles Reach Epidemic Level in Alabama’s Forests
08/02/2024
AFC seeks proposals from qualified Medical Directors(pdf)
08/01/2024
AFC seeks proposals from Fire Management Assistance Grants professionals (pdf) (revised 8/12/2024)
07/31/2024
Alabama: The State Where Money Does Grow on Trees
07/01/2024
“Trees4AL” - Tree Planting Grant Opens for Applications
07/01/2024
Little River State Forest Timber Sale #24-4
06/28/2024
Forestry Commission Urges Safety During 4th of July Celebrations
05/02/2024
Class of 2024 Graduates from Forestry Academy
04/11/2024
Gov. Ivey Announces new Two Rivers mill for Coosa County
03/04/2024
Fire Alert Lifted for Southwest Alabama
02/29/2024
Tuskegee National Forest Timber Sale #24-2
02/26/2024
Fire Alert Issued for Eight Counties in Southwest Alabama
02/22/2024
Learn and Burn - Macon County (pdf)
02/01/2024
Fight Cogongrass at No Cost to Landowners
01/18/2024
Alabama Forestry Commission’s “Celebrating 100 Years” Mural Joins Alabama Mural Trail
01/12/2024
ALIPC Education and Outreach Grant
01/10/2024
Request for Proposals Certified Prescribed Burn (pdf)
12/04/2023
‘No Burn’ Order Lifted Across State
12/01/2023
AFC Forestry and Fire Suppression Equipment to be Auctioned
11/21/2023
Rain Brings Update to Fire Restrictions
11/17/2023
AFC Makes Changes to ‘No Burn’ Order
11/08/2023
Governor Ivey Prohibits Burning Statewide
10/30/2023
Cost-Share Available for Portable Bridges
10/24/2023
Alabama’s Fire Alert Reinstated to Include All 67 Counties
10/24/2023
Wild Pig Impacts and Management Tour 11-06-2023 Bullock County (pdf)
10/13/2023
Update on Fire Alert for Alabama
10/04/2023
Fire Alert Continues for Alabama
09/22/2023
Fire Alert Issued for Alabama
09/18/2023
USFS in Alabama Tuskegee District Timber Sale #24-1 Bid Notice
09/14/2023
Flagg Mountain Offers “Birds, Beats, & Bach” in September
08/25/2023
Fire Danger Advisory Issued for Southwest Counties of the State
08/08/2023
Forest Landowners: Beware of Logging Scam
08/03/2023
Panther Creek State Forest Timber Sale #23-11 Bid Notice
07/10/2023
Request for Proposals Auctioneering Services (pdf)
07/10/2023
USFS Oakmulgee District Timber Sale #23-9 Bid Notice
07/07/2023
Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Cost-share Program 2023 Announcement
06/16/2023
VFD Supplemental Appropriation Application (opens 6/19)
05/09/2023
Class of 2023 Graduates from Forestry Academy
04/26/2023
AFC Flagg Mountain Caretaker Position- Coosa County
04/14/2023
2023 Certified Prescribed Burn Manager Class and workshop flyer
03/14/2023
Governor Proclaims March 2023 ‘Prescribed Fire Awareness’ Month
01/30/2023
Financial Relief for Landowners to Fight Cogongrass
01/23/2023
Financial Relief for Storm-Related Damage to Forestland
12/06/2022
Request for Qualifications for Achitectural/ Engineering Services (pdf)
10/25/2022
USFS #23-3 timber bid notice
09/30/2022
Geneva State Forest #23-2 timber bid notice
09/27/2022
Wildfire Advisory for Most of Alabama
09/14/2022
Geneva State Forest #23-1 timber bid notice
09/09/2022
Butler County Trapping Workshop
08/10/2022
ALPFC Annual Meeting
08/09/2022
Tuskegee NF #22-11 timber bid notice
7/27/2022
New Position – Forest Product Economic Development Specialist, Alabama Forestry Commission
07/14/2022
Brown Spot Needle Blight Affecting Pine Trees
6/05/2022
Grand Re-Opening of Flagg Mountain Tower
5/19/2022
Forestry Commission seeks proposals from Certified Public Accountants to conduct third-party audit of Hurricane Michael Block Grant program
5/19/2022
Forestry Commission seeks proposals from Registered Foresters to assist with cogongrass mitigation program
4/15/2022
Urban Forestry Workshops
03/10/2022
Financial Assistance for Southern Pine Beetle Prevention
03/10/2022
VFD Grant Oppoprtunity
02/17/2022
Get a Permit Before You Burn
02/17/2022
Rain to Bring Relief in Wildfire Activity
02/17/2022
Request For Proposals Prescribed Burning in Alabama Training Project
02/03/2022
Cogongrass Grant
02/03/2022
Financial Relief for Landowners to Fight Cogongrass
01/21/2022
Bridge Replacement Harrison Rd 4577 at Triangle Branch Creek
01/07/2022
DCNR-Chronic Wasting Disease
12/14/2021
Forest Timber Bid
10/28/2021
USFS Forest Timber Bid
8/02/2021
Hurricane Michael Block Grant Program
06/03/2021
Hurricane Michael Block Grant
06/02/2021
Geneva State Forest Timber Sale #21-3
03/08/2021
Caution Urged with All Burning
1/13/2021
USDA, Alabama Sign Historic Agreement to Improve Forest Conditions on Public and Private Lands
11/09/2020
Dana Stone to Step into Role of AFC Forest Management Division Director
10/19/2020
Alabama Invasive Plant Council Education and Outreach Grant
10/02/2020
Hurricane Sally Damage Report
09/29/2020
Will Brantley Named Assistant State Forester
09/24/2020
Alabama Forestry Commission Releases Latest Forest Resource Data
08/31/2020
CARES Act
07/15/2020
Timber Sales on USFS Land
07/08/2020
Prediction Low for Pine Beetles in 2020
05/21/2020
Fire Danger Advisory Rescinded for South Alabama
05/14/2020
Fire Danger Advisory Issued for South Alabama
04/23/2020
AFC Looking for Stolen Bulldozer
03/13/2020
Governor Appoints Chris Langley as AFC Commissioner
03/02/2020
Little River State Forest Timber Sale
01/03/2020
Moody Memorial
11/12/2019
Governor Appoints Bob Sharp as AFC Commissioner
10/22/2019
Fire Alert Lifted Statewide
10/11/2019
Fire Alert Remains in Effect for Alabama
10/08/2019
Talladega National Forest Timber Sale #20-1 – Bid Notice & Contract
09/25/2019
Alabama Invasive Plant Council Education and Outreach Grant Program 2019
09/25/2019
Fire Alert Issued for Alabama
09/16/2019
Fire Danger Advisory Issued for Alabama
06/11/2019
Alabama Forest Inventory Leads the Way
04/16/2019
USDA Forest Service, Alabama Forestry Commission Unite to Conduct First Timber Sale Project in a National Forest
03/25/2019
Caution Urged with All Burning
03/11/2019
Caution Advised Regarding Burning of Tornado Debris
01/25/2019
AFC Elects New Officers
01/24/2019
Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer
11/13/2018
Notice of Timber Sale
10/17/2018
Hurricane Michael Recovery
10/01/2018
Alabama Forestry Commission proposes two new rules for VFD certifications