About

The Indiana Forestry and Woodland Owners Association (IFWOA) mission is:

• To promote good management on all forest land,
• To educate our members about good forest practices and stewardship of the land,
• To inform the general public about forestry issues and the benefits of good forest management.

Indiana Forestry & Woodland Owners Association (IFWOA) was founded in 1977 and is a non-profit organization dedicated to conservation and sustainable management of forests in Indiana. IFWOA advocates for scientific best practices for woodland management to achieve objectives like clean water, wildlife habitat, soil protection, native species diversity, timber production, recreation, carbon sequestration and many others.

IFWOA has members in every county of Indiana both woodland owners and non-owners, city and rural dwellers, family farmers, wildlife conservationists, agriculture and forestry professionals, tree farmers, loggers, scientists, educators — anyone who cares about the health of Indiana forests and woodlands, and wants to assure those lands receive the care and support they need. We work for Indiana woodlands!

IFWOA is affiliate of the National Woodland Owners Association. IFWOA is a partner, collaborator or is represented on leading National and State organizations. These memberships or collaborations are selected to advance Indiana Woodland owner’s interests. IFWOA monitors and influences legislation and economic trends impacting Indiana woodlands and landowners for our members. Membership in IFWOA provides a valuable network linkage to information and resources at the leading edge of science, industry and politics impacting Indiana woodlands.

Board of Directors and Officers

• Raoul Moore, President
• Lenny Farlee, Vice President
• Open, Secretary
• Hugh Pence, Treasurer
• Liz Jackson, Executive Director

District 1

• Claude Diehl
• Hugh Pence

District 2

• Bill Freeman
• Raoul Moore

District 3

• Dan Lynch
• John Stambaugh

District 4

• Martha Avery

District 5

• Judi Brown
• Jim Hochgesang

At large

• Lenny Farlee
• Chris Fehribach
• Richard Newton
• Lee Huss
• Don Fry
• Steve Wertz
• Chris Gonso