Texas Forestry Association

What Texas Forestry Association does

Texas Forestry Association (TFA) is a 110+ year-old nonprofit membership association founded in 1914 and headquartered in Lufkin, Texas, that serves as the statewide advocate and trade body for the Texas forestry sector. It represents forest landowners, professional loggers, logging companies, forest products businesses, certified foresters, and conservation-minded Texans through a programmatic portfolio spanning legislative advocacy (state and federal), the Forestry Political Action Committee (FORPAC), Tree Farm Certification (via the American Tree Farm System), the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), the Texas Pro Logger training program (with 877 trained loggers in its database), the Texas Accredited Foresters Council, the Texas Forest Landowners Council, the Texas Logging Council, the Texas Wood Preservers Advisory Council, the Texas Burn Managers Council, the LEAF Forestry Leadership Program, Environmental Education, and the Texas Forestry Museum. The organization's claimed member impact covers a $54.19 billion annual Texas forest sector contribution to the state economy.

TFA operates a non-software, association-based business model. Funding comes from member dues, event and conference fees (annual conference in Nacogdoches, Texas Pro Logger two-day core training and continuing education workshops), and program service fees. Membership tiers are not publicly disclosed. Pricing is not available and the organization is not a venture-backed entity. A member portal (member.texasforestry.org) and a community platform (tfa.tradewing.com) provide digital infrastructure for member registration, event sign-ups, logger training records, and member communications. Technology is not a meaningful differentiator; the association's value rests on institutional credibility, regulatory and certification authority, and a grassroots county-association network.

TFA's customer base is structurally fragmented across landowner individuals, SMB logging operators, forest products businesses, and institutional timberland investors, with no single member dominating. The association is governed by a Board of Directors and Executive Committee, with John Hamilton (President of TTG Forestry Services) elected to lead TFA starting 2026. Geographic operations are exclusively within Texas.

Name

Texas Forestry Association

Legal name

Texas Forestry Association

Website

https://texasforestry.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1914

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Texas Forestry Association is a 110-year-old nonprofit trade association headquartered in Lufkin, Texas, that advocates for the Texas forestry sector through legislative lobbying, certification programs (Tree Farm, SFI), logger training, and member services for forest landowners, loggers, and forest products businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forestry Industry Association Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (115310), Support Activities for Forestry (11531), Forestry and Logging (113)

SIC

Forestry (800), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Forestry & Reforestation (BPAGAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable Forest Certification & Chain-of-Custody Services (FSC/PEFC/SFI) (IMAMAJAJ), Forestry & Public Lands Administration (State/National Forests) (BPAIAMAF)

Keywords

• Forestry advocacy services
• Forest certification programs
• Logger training services
• Sustainable forestry management
• Legislative advocacy forestry

Headquarters

HQ city

Lufkin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Texas Forestry Association is a nonprofit industry association that provides advocacy, certification, education, and training services for the Texas forestry sector. Its core offerings include Tree Farm Certification, the Texas Pro Logger training and certification program, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), the LEAF forestry leadership program, environmental education, and state-and-federal legislative representation through FORPAC, delivered to forest landowners, loggers, and forest products businesses across Texas.

Product overview

Texas Forestry Association offers a portfolio of programs and services centered on advancing forestry in Texas. The core offerings include Tree Farm Certification, the Texas Pro Logger Program (with logger training and certification), the Texas Logging Council, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), and the Texas Accredited Foresters Council. Supporting programs include the Forestry Leadership Program (LEAF), Environmental Education, the Texas Forestry Museum, FORPAC (legislative advocacy), and various advisory councils. The association also provides a member portal for accessing resources and event registration. This is not a unified software platform but rather an association offering multiple programmatic services for forestry professionals, landowners, and related businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tree Farm Certification

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Texas Agriculture CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTFA is an active member in the Texas Agriculture Council and other statewide organizations with similar rural issues. This partnership enables coordinated advocacy on shared rural and agricultural concerns affecting the forestry sector.
• Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTFA promotes the Sustainable Forestry Initiative through their programs, offering SFI certification and training related to sustainable forestry practices. SFI is a major forestry sustainability standard that TFA administers in Texas.
• American Tree Farm System (ATFS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTFA administers the Tree Farm Certification program in Texas, which is part of the American Tree Farm System, promoting the growing of renewable forest resources on private lands while protecting environmental benefits.
• Texas A&M Forest ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with Texas A&M Forest Service on forest pest seminars and educational programming. Mentioned in logger training records as co-presenter of continuing education for forestry professionals.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Association of State Foresters: Association representing state forestry agencies across the U.S. Comparable as an advocacy and convening body for forestry delivery, paralleling TFA's role at the state level in Texas.
• American Forest Foundation: National umbrella for the American Tree Farm System, of which TFA is the Texas state administering body. Directly comparable as a nonprofit forestry membership organization delivering landowner certification, sustainability education, and policy advocacy at scale.
• National Woodland Owners Association: National nonprofit advocating for private woodland owners on tax, cost-share, and policy issues. Directly comparable in mission and structure to TFA's Texas Forest Landowners Council component.
• Texas A&M Forest Service: State forestry agency co-presenting TFA logger continuing education and forest pest seminars. Directly comparable as a Texas-focused forestry services and education organization with overlapping programmatic delivery to loggers and landowners.
• Forest Landowners Association: National association representing private forest landowners on policy and tax issues. Directly comparable as a nonprofit landowner advocacy organization with programs paralleling TFA's Texas Forest Landowners Council.
• Society of American Foresters: National scientific and educational organization for forestry professionals. Comparable as a membership-based nonprofit advancing the forestry profession through accreditation (mirroring TFA's Texas Accredited Foresters Council) and continuing education.
• American Forest Resource Council: National trade association representing the wood products industry on federal policy. Comparable as an industry association focused on legislative advocacy, supply chain sustainability, and forestry sector representation – overlapping TFA's FORPAC and legislative mission.
• Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI): National nonprofit that sets sustainability standards for forest products; TFA delivers SFI programs locally in Texas. Directly comparable as a forest certification and standards organization serving overlapping constituencies.

Emerging players

• Pinchot Institute for Conservation: Nonprofit forestry policy research organization. Comparable as a nonprofit forestry advocacy and education entity with similar environmental policy positioning to TFA's legislative wing.
• Forest Guild: National organization of professional foresters advancing ecological forestry. Comparable as a nonprofit forestry professional association, though more focused on independent/ecological forestry practitioners than industrial sector advocacy like TFA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/texasforestry
• Facebookfacebook.com/TexasForestryAssociation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/texas-forestry-association
• Instagraminstagram.com/texasforestryassociation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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