Forestland in Alabama, predominantly pine, covering 22,987,000 acres (9,302,000 hectares), was over 3% of the nation's total in 2002. Nearly all of that was classified as commercial timberland, and 21,696,000 of it privately owned. Four national forests covered a gross acreage of 1,288,000 acres (521,250 hectares) in 2001. Production of softwood and hardwood lumber totaled 2.55 billion board feet in 2002 (sixth in the US).
Alabama has a program in place, called TREASURE Forest, to recognize and certify sustainable forestry management on private lands. This program has already certified over 1.57 million acres (635,000 hectares).