FRA’s Southcentral Region serves FRA members throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas, the Florida Panhandle, and Western Tennessee. It focuses on improving timber harvesting and transportation safety, efficiency, and environmental performance. Trucking safety and logging and trucking labor challenges are current issues of concern. The Southcentral Region has a spring and fall meeting each year.

Southcentral Region Map

Featured Resource

Safety Alerts

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Leadership

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Clay Altizer

Southwide Region Manager

34 Duffy Street
Clayton, NC 27527
Ph: (662) 312-7934

 

Upcoming Meetings:

 

States in this Region

  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Florida Panhandle
  • Kansas
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • Oklahoma
  • Texas
  • Western Tennessee

Resources

Technical Releases

24-TR-20 Hardwood CLT- Where We Stand Now?

Technical Releases

24-TR-19 Temporary Bridges for Forestry Crossings Program

Technical Releases

24-TR-10 Mobile Fuel and Service Trailer Provides Safe and Efficient Strategy to In Woods Fueling

Technical Releases

24-TR- 09 New ForestryWorks® Truck Driver Recruitment Program Keeps Professional Drivers Home at Night

Technical Releases

23-R-37 Compact Hose Assembly Device (CHAD) Revolutionizes Hydraulic Hose Assembly with On-Site Repair Capability

Technical Releases

23-R-30 Forestry Stream Crossings Assessed for Effectiveness in Preventing Soil Erosion in North Carolina

Safety Alerts

24-SA-06 Viaje a la Tienda de Repuestos de Automóviles Resulta en Lesiones Graves para el Operador de Cargadora

Safety Alerts

24-SA-05 Empleado de Aserradero Herido Cuando Colapsa Barandilla de Seguridad

Safety Alerts

24-SA-03 Instructor Herido Durante el Taller de Capacitación en Seguridad con Motosierra

Safety Alerts

24-SA-06 Trip to the Auto Parts Store Leads to Serious Injuries for Loader Operator

Safety Alerts

24-SA-05 Sawmill Employee Injured When Safety Handrail Collapses

Safety Alerts

24-SA-03 Instructor Injured During Chainsaw Safety Training Workshop

Carbon Reports

Oklahoma

Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in Oklahoma

Carbon Reports

Southcentral

Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in the Southcentral

Carbon Reports

Mississippi

Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in Mississippi Mississippi has 19.4 million…

Carbon Reports

Louisiana

Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in Louisiana Louisiana has 15.0 million…

Carbon Reports

Kansas

Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in Kansas Kansas has 2.5 million…

Carbon Reports

Tennessee

Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in Tennessee

Presentations

Southern Loggers Cooperative, 2004-2019

Presentations

Forest Industry 2021: Supply and Demand in the South

Presentations

Extreme Weather Impacts on Forest Operations in Texas

Presentations

Differences in PNW and US South Timber Procurement

Presentations

Safety and Efficiency of State-Legal Log Trucks on Interstate Highways in Eight Wood Baskets in the US South

Presentations

2020 FBM Keynote Speaker Session

Emerging Leader Forest Management Labor Northeast Workforce

Learning About Forestry Careers – A Curriculum

For years, I have been encouraging everyone in the forest industry…

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Emerging Leader National Southcentral Southeastern Training

UGA Set to Host FRA’s 53rd Timber Harvesting and Procurement Short Course

In a few weeks, the University of Georgia will welcome the…

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Labor National Training Workforce

Supporting Our Veterans: Pathways from Service to Forest Products Careers

At FRA, we proudly continue to honor the brave men and…

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