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Landowner
Assistance |
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Technical information such as land
examinations, forest management plans, timber markets, disease
and insect control is available free of charge. AFC foresters
also offer fee-based services such as fire lane constructions,
prescribed burning and timber marking. To receive help
managing your forest land,
contact the AFC office in the county where your land is
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Revenue from timber sales is taxable. Here are some links to
web pages that can help you with your yearly taxes. |
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Posting Real Property |
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Real Property may be posted using
signs or purple posting paint. |
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How
to Sell Your Timber |
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Useful information about topics
such as timber
pricing, working with contractors,
record-keeping, land management and reducing timber theft. |
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Forest Health
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Insects and diseases are always present in the
state's forestland. Under normal conditions these insects and
diseases only affect a few trees. When conditions are not
normal the insects and/or diseases can build up and cause
widespread damage to the forest.
This section contains information about
specific insects and diseases and what may or may not be done
to control the insects or diseases.
AFC foresters and rangers provide technical
assistance in the prevention, detection, evaluation, and
suppression of forest insects and diseases. |
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Forest Management
Incentives |
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Landowners may apply for
cost-share assistance in managing their forestland. The cost
share assistance is through federal programs. Landowners may
sign up for the programs at the Natural Resource Conservation
Service or the Farm Services Agency offices.
Cost-share
programs include the Conservation Reserve Program, and the Wildlife Habitat
Improvement Program.
Click here to see a comparison of all the cost-share
programs or click on the title for a general description of
each program. |
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Forest
Stewardship |
The Forest Stewardship Program recognizes and rewards landowners that are
managing their forestlands according to a multiple-use concept.
Landowners have access to resource professionals to assist them in obtaining a written forest
management plan addressing multiple-use management.
Application is available for electronic submission. |
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The Forest Legacy Program (FLP)
uses conservation easements and fee-simple acquisitions to
protect environmentally important privately-owned forest areas
that are threatened by conversion to non-forest uses |
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Smoke Management Guidelines |
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The
purposes of the Arkansas Smoke Management Program (SMP) are to
assure adherence to air quality regulations and to manage
smoke from prescribed fire so that the smoke’s impact on
people and the environment will be acceptable. |
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The term "BMP guidelines" is used to refer to a set, or sets, of techniques
which managers can use to control nonpoint sources of pollution at a given site. |
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This data assessment and analysis report
is a statewide
survey of implementation of recommended forestry BMPs in Arkansas' non-point water source silvicultural
program. Two monitoring reports have been completed.
2002
Monitoring Report
2005
Monitoring Report
2008 Monitoring Report
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Bioassessment of Silviculture Best
Management
Practices in Arkansas |
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A study to determine the
effectiveness of sivilculture BMPs in protecting the water
quality and biological integrity of stream adjacent to harvest
areas. |
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Southeastern States Reforestation Report |
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This report
is compiled by the Georgia Forestry Commission and is the only
summary of reforestation efforts for the southeastern states.
It is interesting for us to compare Arkansas to the other
southeastern states but this report is also used by many of
our political leaders in Washington to help determine the
direction and amount of funding which forestry will receive
for each state. The 2006 report includes the planting and
harvesting that occurred between July 1 of 2005 and June 30 of
2006. Alabama and Mississippi did not report.
If you like
reforestation of hardwoods please notice on the report that
Arkansas planted 35,956 acres of hardwoods. All
other southeastern states combined, planted 48,042 acres. |
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Forest
Inventory
and
Analysis |
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Arkansas Forestry Commission in cooperation with the USDA
Forest Service Southern Research Station is responsible for
collecting scientific data from permanently established plots
located all over the state.
The plots, each representing 5,937 acres, are
strategically located on a three-mile by three-mile grid.
Natural resource managers use the data to make management
decisions.
The
inventory plots have been generating data since they were
established in the 1950’s.The forest survey allows foresters to follow
Arkansas’ natural resource trends through time.
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Prescribed Fire |
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Prescribed
fire is the use of fire in a controlled application to
accomplish a specific conservation or land management
objective. Fire in Arkansas is part of the forest ecology.
Prescribed fire simulates this natural fire cycle. |
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Consulting/LAP Foresters |
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Features a directory of consulting
and LAP foresters
for Arkansas landowners. Find competent, professional advice and assistance in
the management and marketing of forest resources from this
resource. |
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Forestry
Service Providers |
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A comprehensive list of companies
and individuals providing services to landowners such as tree
planting, seeding, herbicide application, chain saw work,
boundary line painting, beaver control and more. |
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Forest
Industry Directory |
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The wood
using industry is a vital link between consumer demands for
forest products and the timber resource. It is an important
component of the State’s economy and a major influence on
both the management of Arkansas; forest resource and the
maintenance of environmental quality.
The
Forest Industry Directory is an aid for buyers and sellers of
forest products, others interested in doing business with
these industries, and contributes to better utilization and
marketing of the forest resource. |
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Who Will Buy My Timber |
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The Forestry Commission has
developed a list of companies and individuals throughout
Arkansas who buy timber. The guide lists names and addresses,
where they buy timber, what kind of timber they buy, and what
kind of equipment they use.
Filling in a few blanks on the
search page will provide you with names and address of
prospective timber buyers. |
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Related
Forest Management Links |
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Many
other agencies, Universities, industries, and associations
provide information relating to forest management. The sites
listed here are representative of sites that provide
information dealing with managing the forest resource. |
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