Alabama Forestry Commission

06/02/2026

06/02/2026

🔥Good Fire on the ground!

🥾Join the Southern Pine Hills Prescribed Burn Association in Washington County for a Learn to Burn event! It will take place during the week of June 22-27, exact date pending weather conditions.

🔗Register here -> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_4L5sU9IN6GFFlYAde_YMQjGomMemF__Hr60fyVIOVqi94Q/viewform

05/28/2026

💧 Water is one of our most valuable natural resources, and understanding it starts at a young age.

Fourth-grade students from Eufaula City Schools recently participated in a Groundwater Festival hosted by the Barbour County Extension Office at Wallace Community College - Eufaula. Through interactive lessons and hands-on activities, students learned about groundwater, water conservation, and how little of Earth's water supply is available for drinking.

From relay races to resource demonstrations, students gained a greater appreciation for the role water plays in our daily lives and why protecting it matters.

05/22/2026

First Responder Friday🥾

Our guys are always prepared to get boots on the ground when it matters most. Whether a wildfire is ablaze in Alabama's forests or there's another type of emergency, AFC stands ready to answer the call. 💚

05/21/2026

Prescribed fire class is in session for these students! 👨‍🏫

🔥The Auburn University Prescribed Burn class took a visit to AFC's Macon County office to learn from the pros! The class primarily focuses on the safety of prescribed fire and learning how to burn correctly.
☁️Due to this year's dry conditions, our guys concentrated on the importance of "mop-up" after a fire. Mop-up is when crews visit a recently burned area and ensure all the hot spots are put out and any potential threats are eliminated.
💚Shoutout to Ashley Haden, Garrett Dyar, Mark Richardson, Matt McCollough, and Gary Braxton for a job well done!

05/20/2026

Our leaders in our nation's capital advocating for you! 🏛️

State Forester Rick Oates and Assistant State Forester Will Brantley recently joined other southern forestry leaders in Washington DC to ensure southern forestry priorities are clearly represented in the current federal policy environment. It is important that Congress understands the South’s unique landscape, ownership patterns, forest products economy, and partnership-based approach to wildfire and landowner assistance.💚

05/18/2026

🌳Our newest class of foresters and forest rangers just wrapped up with Spring Academy!
🎙Hear what Forester Cooper Horn had to say about his experience:
“It was a great opportunity to learn about the many roles that the AFC plays from protecting Alabama’s landscapes and water quality through the implementation of best management practices to assessing the state’s standing timber supply using Forest Inventory Analysis.”💚

05/16/2026

All smiles for FAWN Friday!☺️🌳

FAWN — Forestry Awareness Week Now — gives sixth grade students a hands-on look at Alabama’s forests, wildlife, and natural resources through interactive outdoor learning experiences led by forestry and environmental professionals. From tree identification and wildlife education to forest management and water quality, students learn how forestry impacts their everyday lives and why caring for our forests matters for future generations.

05/15/2026

Some things never lose their value. 🌲

This old AFC bulldozer has seen generations of hard work, long days, and land carefully managed through the years. While technology continues to evolve, there will always be a place for the equipment — and the people — that helped shape forestry into what it is today.

Around here, history still has a seat in the cab. 🚜

05/14/2026

Eyes to the sky with the future of forestry in focus 🌳

Students got an up-close look at how our drone fleet supports wildfire response, forest management, and natural resource protection across Alabama. Huge thanks to our Drone Commander for sharing how innovation is helping shape the next generation of forestry careers.

Fly for Forestry.