Arkansas Forestry

Arkansas' forests provide a diversity of services and other important benefits including: timber production, wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, watershed protection, and aesthetic values.

Some Interesting Facts About Arkansas' Forestland

Arkansas' Natural Regions map.

• More than half of the State (56%) is forested. 
• 41% of all Arkansas forestland is made up of oak/hickory forest types, followed by loblolly/shortleaf pine at 31%.
• Private landowners including farmers, ranchers, and other individuals own over 69% of the timberland in the state and many actively manage their woodlands.
• National Forests account for 13% of Arkansas's total forested acreage. 
• Forest resource companies own or lease 12% of the state's timberland.
• The forest products industry, including the pulp and paper industry, had a total direct plus indirect jobs impact of 66,000 employees in 2017, representing labor income around $3.1 billion.
• Arkansas forests provide habitat to a host of wildlife species. These range from game species, such as deer, turkey, and ducks, to songbirds for wildlife viewing, and many reptiles and amphibians.

Arkansas forest resources generate many questions and information needs for those who manage these lands.  On the pages that follow, you will find this and other information about managing your woodlands for forest health, productivity, wildlife, environmental quality and many other topics. Specific information on current timber market prices, management operations, support tools for management and other topics can be found here.  

Community Forestry

Forests in urban areas are unique and important in Arkansas. These forests could include parks, neighborhoods, downtown areas, and others.

Learn more about community forestry.

Forest Health

Forest health is important to keeping Arkansas' forestlands vigorous, resistant to environmental stresses and productive.

Learn more about forest health.

Managing Your Woodlands

Properly managed pine and hardwood woodlands help landowners better achieve goals and maximize forest outputs.

Learn more about managing woodlands.

 

Marketing Timber Products

Arkansas' timberlands produce an array of versatile and valuable timber-based resources.

Learn more about marketing timber products.

Timber Price Report

Find out what general timber market conditions are for north and south Arkansas.

See the latest timber price report.

Women Owning Woodlands

Did you know that women landowners, including agriculture and forest land, are the fastest growing population of landowners? 

Resources for women woodland owners.