OUR WORK MAKES EVERYDAY PRODUCTS POSSIBLE THROUGH RENEWABLE RESOURCES.
Loggers rely on healthy forests and the world relies on loggers for forest products. For more than 60 years, our company has made strides in sustainably harvesting the south's precious forests. Learn more about our efforts below.
Forest and Land Management
Our sustainable logging practices involve proper forest management techniques such as reforestation, forest thinning, and protecting sensitive areas like wetlands while encouraging new growth. These practices help to keep our forest healthy. As healthy, faster growing trees can remove more carbon from the atmosphere than older slower growing trees, our goal is to fell our timber on a 25 to 32-year cycle allowing trees to reach financial maturity while acting as the World’s air-filters.
Regulated Harvesting
Our industry is committed to sustainable forestry practices and has been self-regulated for over 30 years. Sustainable forestry ensures that tons harvested each year in a geographic area do not exceed tons grown. Fortunately for Alabamians, our forest is growing 30-40 percent more tons each year than are being harvested.
All logging takes place under Best Management Practices (BMP) by certified Professional Logging Managers (PLM). Every Parnell crew has one or more trained Professional Logging Manager, and every "PLM" holder completes five or more hours of continuing education yearly. A well-managed forest is a healthy forest, and a healthy, well-managed forest is less susceptible to wildfires, insects, fungi, and other harmful pests.
Accessing tracts for the present and for the future
Log trucks require stable roads. As we enter a new worksite, our first goal is to build or restore forest roads between loading sites and public roadways. Building proper roads not only makes our business possible, but proper roads also supply benefits to the forests they are in. Properly constructed roads aid accessibility for log trucks, reduces erosion, and enhances water quality. Additionally, these roads enable access for recreational access, fire control, and future forest management activities.
Awards and Organization Membership
We hold our business to a higher standard
2008 Timber Harvesting Logging Business of the Year
2007 FRA Outstanding Logger
2006 AFA Logger of the Year