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Trips - Alabama
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BREWTON
Jefferson Smurfit Corporation
PO Box 709
Brewton, AL 36427
www.smurfit.ie
Contact: Gary Dawkins
telephone: 334-867-8358
fax: 334-867-8370
Comments:
Provides lecturers, tours and guides, videos, and slides.
Tours are for ages 12 and up. Offers guided tours of timberlands
and tree farms. Participates in community outreach activities,
such as scouts, career days, Arbor Day, Keep America Beautiful.
Makes presentations on papermaking, recycling and/or forestry
to schools and community groups. Company also provides tuition
for local school teachers to attend Auburn University's
summer forestry orientation program.
JACKSON
Boise Cascade Corporation
307 West Industrial Road
Jackson, AL 36545
www.bc.com
Contact:
James G. DeWitt
telephone: 334-246-4461
fax: 334-246-7643
Comments:
Offers tours to school-aged children and the public. Must
be 12 years or older for tours. Tours must be scheduled
at least 10 working days in advance. Tours are offered Monday-Friday,
9:00am-4:00pm. Also makes presentations on papermaking,
recycling and/or forestry to schools, community groups,
scouts, etc. Tours of timberlands/tree farms are offered
infrequently.
MONTGOMERY
Alabama Forestry Commission
PO Box 302550
Montgomery, AL 36130-2550
Contact: Alabama Forestry Commission
telephone: 334-240-9355
fax: 334-240-9390
Comments:
The Alabama Forestry Commission does not offer tours as
such, but county foresters and rangers do make presentations
to school-aged children, community groups and the general
public. Presentations on forestry are scheduled by calling
the county offices directly. For the telephone number, consult
local telephone directory or call 334-240-9355 for the telephone
number of the nearest office. The Alabama Forestry Commission
participates in community outreach activities, such as scouts,
career days, Arbor Day, etc.
PENNINGTON
Georgia Pacific Corporation
Fort James Division
Naheola Mill
7530 Hwy 114
Pennington, AL 36916
Contact: Bill Irby
telephone: 205-459-1377
fax: 205-459-1714
e-mail: bill.irby@gapac.com
Comments:
This mill is an integrated pulp, paper and converting facility.
Mill tours are given on request. The extent and type of
tour are dependent upon the interests of the visiting group.
Please contact Bill Irby (above) for scheduling and more
information.
PINE
HILL
MacMillan Bloedel, Inc.
PO Box 336
Pine Hill, AL 36769
www.weyerhaeuser.com
Contact: Jackie R. Walburn
telephone: 334-963-4391
fax: 334-963-4850
Comments:
Provides tours of pulp and paper and wood products facilities
for ages 12 and older. Safety equipment required. Clothing
restrictions include no shorts, no shirttails, no sandals.
Prefer smaller groups (5-10 people maximum per guide). Woodlands
tours of nursery and seed orchard offered for all ages.
Tours must be scheduled well in advance. Tour guides are
usually engineers or quality control personnel. Foresters
conduct woodlands tours. Company makes presentations on
papermaking, recycling and/or forestry to schools and community
groups. Woodlands personnel also participate in career day,
Arbor Day/Earth Day, and papermaking demonstrations.
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