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Administrative Offices
Auburn University, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
Janaki Alavalapati, Dean

3301 Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Building
Auburn University, AL 36849-5418

Tel: 334.844.1004
Fax: 334.844.1058

Staff

Mission
To address important, current and pertinent forest health issues (Disease, Insect, Invasive species) in a way that addresses real world management problems in the southern United States.

History
The Forest Health Cooperative was organized in 2008 by L.G. Eckhardt and S.A. Enebak, bringing together interested parties from Auburn University, forest industry, consulting companies, timber management companies and state and federal forest agencies, that were interested in maintaining forest health, productivity and sustainability. 

Membership
Membership is open region-wide to landowners, consultants, industry, federal and state forestry associations and non-governmental organization interested in maintaining forest health, productivity and sustainability.  The Cooperative should be of interest to organizations managing for forest products, buying forest products or managing for wildlife and endangered species. 

Membership is offered at four levels:  

Full membership ($10,000) is open to any organization that owns, manages, or leases land.  Full members participate in the planning and budgeting decisions and actively participate in research by establishing and maintaining field trials.

Associate membership ($5,000) is open to any organization that owns, manages, or leases land with an interest in promoting forest health and sustainability.

Maintaining membership ($2,500) is open to individuals or organizations that do not own but manage lands and is intended for consultants, and other organizations or small private land owners with an interest in promoting forest health and sustainability.

Sustaining membership ($500) is open to individuals or organizations that do not own lands and other organizations or small private land owners with an interest in promoting forest health and sustainability.

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