The mission of the Arkansas Agriculture Department’s Forestry Commission is to protect Arkansas’s forests, and those who enjoy them, from wildland fires and natural hazards, while promoting rural and urban forest health, stewardship, development, and conservation for all generations of Arkansans. For more information on forestry programs and services, go to: agriculture.arkansas.gov/arkansas-forestry-commission Arkansas has 11.9 BILLION trees 1,845 volunteer firefighters trained in 2018 1,005 wildfires burned 19,300 acres WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION BAUCUM NURSERY 8,112,925 seedlings planted (hardwood & pine) LANDOWNER ASSISTS 3,289 landowners were supported with forest management plans and general forestry needs 177 Firewise communities 41 Tree Cities reaching 837,836 residents INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY THE ARKANSAS AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT. Information provided by AFC 2018. NEARLY 19 MILLION acres of forestland cover the state MORE THAN 56% of the state’s land area
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