Minnie and Maggie Boles (1904) Forestry Commission (AFC). “What I’ve learned has helped us with clarification of ownership for the remaining 253 acres and that has put us on a road to a solution and a plan,” said Jerry. “The project also gives us a way to make the land profitable for generations.” The KIITF project was originally set to end in September 2019 but has been extended for another two years. There are also plans to make the project self-sustaining for years past the extension, and Jerry will be a key player in that plan as a spokesman for the project. He has been instrumental in providing information to families in Howard County who are in the same situation as the Boles family, and he serves as a proponent of the services that the partner agencies provide. Partners of the project include: Arkansas Agriculture Department; U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities; USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and Forest Service; Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention program; Arkansas Association of Conservation Districts; Arkansas Land and Farm Development Commission; Center for Arkansas Legal Services; Silas H. Hunt Community Development Corporation; University of Arkansas Pine Bluff and University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen School of Law. For additional information on this project, contact Outreach Coordinator, Evette Browning, evette.browning@agriculture. arkansas.gov or (501) 219-6385. ARKANSAS GROWN 83
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