About Tuskaloosa Forestry

David Andress

David Andress

dandress@tfs1.com
(205) 799-8555

I'm a graduate of Hillcrest High School ('88) Tuscaloosa, AL. I hold an Associate Forestry Degree from East Mississippi Community College ('90) Scooba, MS. I am married to Rhonda Reed Andress and we have one daughter, Leslie. We reside in Northport, AL. I joined the Tuskaloosa Forestry team in May of 1990.

Alabama PLM Certified (Professional Logger Management).

Raiford C. (Rick) Johnson

Raiford C. (Rick) Johnson

Alabama Registered Forester License #1217
Phone: 205-799-0108
Email: rjohnson@tfs1.com

Rick is a graduate of Tuscaloosa High School. He attended the University of Alabama and graduated from Auburn University in 1980 with a bachelor's degree in Forest Management. Upon graduating, he worked with Resource Management Service as a timber cruiser. He held wood procurement positions with Georgia-Pacific Corp., Hammermill Paper Co. and International Paper Co. until 1986. He was then Forester for the University of Alabama. He formed Tuskaloosa Forestry Services, Inc. in 1987. He manages private landowners' timberland in west Alabama and east Mississippi and markets their forest products to area mills. He also was a partner in Compania Maderera Golfito from 1996 to 1999 harvesting gmelina arborea plantations and producing wood chips in southern Costa Rica for Stone Container Corp. He was a partner in Northport Wood Products from 1995 to 2000 producing lumber for local steel mills.

Rick serves on the Alabama State Board of Registration for Foresters.