Mississippi Forestry Association

05/29/2026

This week's Forestry Career Friday featured job is forest policy analyst. Forest policy analysts are responsible for maintaining a working knowledge of current laws, policies, and legislation affecting the forest industry. Learn more at https://forestryworks.com/careers/advocacy/forest-policy-analyst

05/28/2026

Through Mississippi's Forestry Facility Grant Program, Mississippi Development Authority has approved funding for three major forestry projects. This grant program provides much-needed funding to forest industry expansion projects across the state. https://www.supertalk.fm/mississippi-investing-5-million-in-3-forestry-projects/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSFj1NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeWTf7dg9sPJhOC2ig0lx7p9qsRVVp0ijWk5LW-R0bxLF4oIY1ZyiMYctho3w_aem_7J-cxHSdP1mgNi08FKA9VQ

Mississippi is investing $5 million in three major forestry projects.

05/28/2026

Become a Certified Burn Manager in the state of Mississippi by taking the MS Certified Burn Manager Training from the MS Forestry Commission.

05/26/2026

If you are part of Mississippi's Professional Logging Manager Program, the Mississippi Professional Logging Manager website, at https://www.mfaplm.com/, has information on upcoming education courses, the Continuing Education Submission Form, and a Change of Information Form.

Please take a minute to check and update your information. We need to keep an accurate list of everyone in the program. We will have cards sent out this year, and they will go to home addresses. The rest of our communication will be through email, so a good email address is critical for us.

05/25/2026

The MFA office will be closed on Memorial Day as we remember and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

05/22/2026

This week's Forestry Career Friday featured job is land management forester. A land management forester is skilled in designing and implementing forest management plans for government or private forestland owners. Learn more at https://forestryworks.com/careers/management/land-management-forester

05/20/2026

MFA executive director, Casey Anderson, and Mississippi Forestry Commission state forester, Russell Bozeman, were in Washington, D.C., last week meeting with Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and other elected officials. They discussed Mississippi landowners' needs for disaster assistance and how to strengthen markets in Mississippi.

05/20/2026

Membership in Mississippi Forestry Association and your local county forestry association helps strengthen the Voice of Forestry across the state. Your membership supports the future of Mississippi forestry and build valuable connections with other landowners, loggers, foresters, and industry professionals in your local community. (Thank you to Monroe Film Co. for this video.)

05/19/2026

Join Mississippi Forestry Foundation for our "Sip the Forest" fundraiser at Circle and Square Brewing in Oxford on Tuesday, July 14. Tickets are only $80 per person and include dinner and two adult beverages. Register today at https://www.msforestry.net/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2060172&group=.

05/19/2026