Becky Barlow, PhD
forestry.management.enterprise.teaching
Forest Management
Understanding forestry basics is critical to successful
forest management. Soils, tree species, and location
in the state all play a part in that success.
Forest management is the use of forests to meet the needs of landowners and society, and to assess the results of forest management decisions. More information about forests and forestry in Alabama is available here.
Forestry Enterprise
​A way to increase financial returns and ecological benefits is by using agroforestry techniques. There are typically five recognized agroforestry systems: alley cropping, silvopasture, shelterbelts or windbreaks, riparian buffer strips, and forest farming. Agroforestry practices have the potential to generate periodic revenue in addition to traditional forest management, while keeping the land forested. Click here for more information to get you started.
Trees Work!
Many of Alabama’s landowners' primary reason for owning land is to pass it on to their heirs - with outdoor recreation and scenic beauty rounding out the top three. Timber production comes in fifth in order of importance for small-scale private landowners in Alabama, or those who own fewer than 100 acres of forestland. Most landowners want to generate some revenue from of their land, but are not sure how to start.