AR Forestry Assn.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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. arkforests.org/page/VoicesofF….

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

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).

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.

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.

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

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 arkforests.org/page/VoicesofF… this Friday.

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

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.

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

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.

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.