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Arkansas Forests Are Growing Faster Than They Are Removed

According to the 2017 Forest Inventory and Analysis report, Arkansas’s forests continue to thrive with forested acreage remaining steady at 19 million acres, 56 percent of the state’s total land area. Data for the report is collected through the Forest...

Arkansas Forestry Commission Says Wildfire Danger Is High

The Arkansas Agriculture Department’s Forestry Commission (AFC) has suppressed 103 wildfires that burned 1,805 acres in the last four days, and now, 59 of 75 Arkansas counties are under high wildfire danger. Current drought conditions and weather forecasts for low...

AFC Forest Firefighters Receive Arkansas Razorback Plaque

Arkansas Forestry Commission wildland firefighters with the Razorback Crew were presented an appreciation plaque recently by TUSK IV, official mascot of the Arkansas Razorbacks, and the Keith Stokes family for their service on a 28-day assignment at the Lolo Peak...