National Forests are federal lands under the direction of the Department of Agriculture.  They are managed by the United States Forest Service.  Since our organization’s beginning as the Bankhead Monitor back in 1991, through our time as Wild Alabama, then Wild South, and now once again Wild Alabama, we remain rooted in Forest Watch.  Our work of forest protection began with Forest Watch as a means of protecting our last wild places.  

We continue to monitor Forest Service activities to assure that the terms of the 2004 Forest Revision Plan for National Forests in Alabama are upheld and that Forest Service management practices are compatible with restoration principles.  Our goal is healthy, intact eco-systems on our public lands.  This is accomplished through our active participation as a member of the Bankhead Liaison Panel, through ground-truthing timber sales and participating with the Forest Service and other stake-holders in restoration monitoring tours.  

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