The Arkansas Forest Action Plan serves as a comprehensive, long-term strategy for conserving and managing the state’s forest resources. The plan aligns with national priorities established by the U.S. Forest Service in response to growing threats to forests and reductions in federal stewardship funding.
View the 2020-2029 Forest Action Plan
In 2008, the U.S. Forest Service responded to increased threats to our nation’s forests and decreasing Forest Stewardship funding by choosing to focus on three national priorities:
- Conserve and manage working forest landscapes for multiple values and uses.
- Protect forests from threats.
- Enhance public benefits from trees and forests.
In accordance with those national priorities, the Arkansas 2020-2029 Forest Action Plan:
- Discusses critical issues and present strategic themes with specific objectives and actions for addressing them.
- Describes various forestry programs implemented by the Forestry Division and partner agencies, recognizing their priority areas, goals, and performance measures.
- Identifies performance measures to be used for assessing progress toward objectives and actions.