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Albertans are keenly interested in knowing more about forest industry operations in their province, and rightly so. Most of the forests in Alberta are on Crown land and therefore belong to all Albertans. In addition, we all use products derived from our forests - most of us live in homes built and furnished with wood products; we read newspapers, books and magazines; and we use many other forest products everyday. Forests and forest products play important parts in our lives.
The Alberta Forest Products Association is a private, non-profit industry association that represents the interests of the forest products industry operating in the province. Our members produce pulp, newsprint, lumber and panelboard products from Alberta's forests, and are committed to sustainable forest management, environmental sustainability and strong and healthy communities.
The AFPA website has information on a variety of topic areas of interest to members and to Albertans. This includes:
General forestry information - including answers to questions like. "Who owns Alberta's forests?" and information about sustainable forest management.
Forest products information - what is produced in Alberta and where does it go?
Environmental performance and FORESTCARE - a program of continual improvement in the province’s forest products industry. This page also contains information on sustainable forest management certification.
Lumber grading - the quality control standard for all dimensional lumber produced by AFPA member companies.
Health and Safety initiatives - for all mill operations and to help ensure the safety of all employees, contractors and the public in their interactions with the industry. Online training initiatives are also available through this link
News releases and events, information for teachers and students, and useful facts and figures.
For more information about Alberta's forest products industry, please contact us at (780) 452-2841 or via email.
The Alberta Forest Products Association is a member of the Canadian Sustainable Forestry Certification Coalition. The Coalition's goal is "to promote the use and acceptance of internationally recognized sustainable forest management certification standards in Canada in order for Canadian producers to continually move towards sustainable forest management, secure a sustainable supply of raw material, and to ensure marketplace acceptance of Canadian forest products."