Southern Loggers Cooperative

06/16/2026

Great conference!

06/06/2026

This past week SLC CFO - Kathryn LaFleur and President & CEO - Todd Martin visited current SLC Stations in South Carolina and then capped off the week Georgetown, SC by attending an amazing conference! The Annual Meeting of the National Association of Women in Timber was one of, if not, the BEST conference the SLC has ever attended! We were honored to attend! Founder and Executive Director - Lori Ann Walker and her staff Olivia Black and Heather Holznagel (all 3 volunteers) along with Lori’s board of directors did such an amazing job! They put in so much work on their own dime! So good!!!!!

05/29/2026

At the April meeting of the Southern Loggers Cooperative Board of Directors, the board declared a Patronage Dividend of $1,584,474.00 to be returned to our members — representing 100% of our net profit from the 2025 calendar year.

Yesterday - May 28, 2026, the cash portion of that dividend was direct deposited into our member’s accounts for their patronage in 2025!

Because SLC is owned by its members, 100% of our net profit is paid back to them every single year. With this year’s distribution, SLC has now returned over $20 million in Patronage Dividends to our members since our founding.

On behalf of our staff and Board of Directors, thank you to our more than 6,000 members and to our vendor partners for your continued support and loyalty. Your participation makes it possible for us to keep delivering savings and value to loggers across the region.


Todd Martin
President & CEO
Southern Loggers Cooperetive

AN INDEPENDENT FORESTRY & AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE

05/25/2026

05/22/2026

05/07/2026

The SLC is mighty proud of our Alabama Board Member - John Ayres and his crew!

In Monroeville, Ala. Ayres Forestry Inc. is a powerhouse logging operation. It was 25 years ago that John Ayres stood with a pink slip in one hand and in the other, $2,250 in cash from the sale of his old GMC pickup. He was barely a decade into his career as a procurement forester, and he was now on the precipice of a decision that would define his career and secure his young family’s future. Also in this issue, news, new products, a new Backwoods Pew excerpt and more.

https://www.southernloggintimesmagazine.com/may-2026/

05/06/2026

Proud and Honored to partner with such an amazing organization!

We’re proud to recognize Southern Loggers Cooperative as a Forest Champion Sponsor of the NAWT 7th Annual Conference 🌲

Your dedication to supporting loggers and strengthening the forestry community plays a vital role in advancing our industry. Because of your partnership, we’re able to create meaningful opportunities for connection, growth, and leadership among women in timber.

Thank you for standing with us and investing in the future of forestry.

03/31/2026

Time is running out for Early Bird registration, ladies!

You do not want to miss out on the inaugural conference of the National Association of Women in Timber (formerly Carolina Women in Timber)!

7th Annual NAWT Conference Hotel Agenda Registration Early Bird registration NOW OPEN! $125 Early bird pricing valid March 1 - April 15 Price increases to $150 on April 15 & registration closes May 15Due to the recent growth and expansion of the organization, we anticipate registration will sell out...

03/12/2026

Ladies! The room block is filling up fast! You do not want to miss this opportunity to be a part of the National launch of this amazing organization!

CONFERENCE UPDATE!

Registration has been open for just under two weeks, and we’re thrilled to already have attendees representing 12 states!

Spots are filling quickly and hotel rooms are booking fast — don’t wait to register!

We can’t wait to bring together women from across the timber industry this June in Georgetown, SC.
👉 Secure your spot today!

https://www.nawomenintimber.org/2026-conference-registration

03/08/2026

On this International Women’s Day, we want to celebrate all the many women that work so hard in the Logging/Timber/Forestry/Agriculture sectors, especially the 5 ladies the work directly for the SLC. Although the SLC does a massive amount of business pumping as much as 60 million gallons of fuel per year and approaching $250 million in overall sales, we do that with a small staff of 9 staff members. Five of our 9 staff members are strong independent women that play vital roles on the SLC’s success and our ability to save our members money! (See Below)

Please see the link below to a post from the National Association of Women in Timber and their Founder & Executive Director - Lori Ann Walker that mirrors the SLC’s thoughts very well.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17fmY82EtB/?mibextid=wwXIfr