AR Forestry Assn.

The voice of forestry in Arkansas.

[AR Forestry Assn. @arkforests]

FRIDAY FORESTRY FACT: Wood products make up 47% of all raw materials used in manufacturing in the U.S.

[AR Forestry Assn. @arkforests]

FRIDAY FORESTRY FACT: Logging and thinning helps reduce the risks of severe fires.

[AR Forestry Assn. @arkforests]

FRIDAY FORESTRY FACT: The forest products industry manufactures nearly $300 billion in products annually.

[AR Forestry Assn. @arkforests]

FRIDAY FORESTRY FACT: America's timber industry provides 2.5 million jobs through the supply chain.

[AR Forestry Assn. @arkforests]

FRIDAY FORESTRY FACT: The breakdown of Arkansas forestland ownership is as follows:
Private – 69%
National Forests – 13%
Other Public – 6%
Industrial – 12%

[AR Forestry Assn. @arkforests]

FRIDAY FORESTRY FACT: Arkansas contains the largest National Forest area in the South with 2.5 million acres within the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests.

[AR Forestry Assn. @arkforests]

FRIDAY FORESTRY FACT: 145 million greeting cards, a forest product, are exchanged every year for Valentine's Day.

[AR Forestry Assn. @arkforests]

FRIDAY FORESTRY FACT: Most of the forest in the state of Arkansas is a hardwood timber type. About half of the pine forests are plantations.

[AR Forestry Assn. @arkforests]

A new Voices of Forestry episode is out Friday where Seth spoke with his friends from the LA Forestry Association, @texasforestry , and the @FLForestryAssoc on what associations like ours do for their members. https://t.co/aHFLuWrOe4.

[AR Forestry Assn. @arkforests]

We are excited to host @BeProBeProudAR group here at the AFA office today!

[AR Forestry Assn. @arkforests]

FRIDAY FORESTRY FACT: The Southwest, Ozark, and Ouachita regions contain 88 percent of the forestland in the state. The most heavily forested County is Dallas (94 percent) and the least forested is Mississippi County (5 percent).

[AR Forestry Assn. @arkforests]

FRIDAY FORESTRY FACT: 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.

[AR Forestry Assn. @arkforests]

FRIDAY FORESTRY FACT: Private landowners -- including farmers, ranchers, and other individuals -- own over 58 percent of the timberland in the state of Arkansas and many actively manage their woodlands.

[AR Forestry Assn. @arkforests]

FRIDAY FORESTRY FACT: Forests are certified on public lands, private lands, Indigenous and Tribal Lands, university lands, conservation lands, and community lands.

[AR Forestry Assn. @arkforests]

Check out this sneak peek for Voices of Forestry Episode 48 where Host Seth Stephenson talks Forest Carbon Development with guest Stuart Allen from NativState. Catch the new episode wherever you get your podcasts and at https://t.co/aHFLuWrOe4 this Friday.

[AR Forestry Assn. @arkforests]

FRIDAY FORESTRY FACT: In one year, carbon storage in U.S. forests can offset approximately 9% of the nation's greenhouse gas emissions.

[AR Forestry Assn. @arkforests]

FRIDAY FORESTRY FACT: There are close to 15,000 farms growing Christmas Trees in the U.S., and over 100,000 people are employed full or part-time in the industry.

[AR Forestry Assn. @arkforests]

FRIDAY FORESTRY FACT: U.S. and Canadian forests capture more carbon than they release.

[AR Forestry Assn. @arkforests]

FRIDAY FORESTRY FACT: The "Right Tree Right Place" (RTRP) concept was developed by Dr. Richard Harris in 1982 to ensure the appropriate selection and planting of trees.

[AR Forestry Assn. @arkforests]

FRIDAY FORESTRY FACT: Foresters use various techniques to minimize weather-related damage to their forests. For example, they may clear dead trees and debris to help reduce the spread of wildfire, or plant "windfirm" species in windy areas so they won't topple.