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A leading industry in Southwest Arkansas, timber resources are now on track to increasingly become a sustainable and renewable energy source. Arkansas Timber Industry Statewide, there are 18,778,660 acres of forest land representing approximately 56% of the total land base. Of this, 27% is pine, 17% is mixed hardwood and pine, 39% is upland oak-hickory forests, and the remaining 16% are bottomland species including some oak, cypress, cottonwood, and elm.
Arkansas Forest Facts
EMPLOYMENT | Forestry & Logging | 5,787 | | Wood Products | 14,472 | | Pulp & Paper | 11,953 | | Total Employment | 32,211 | ANNUAL PAYROLL INCOME (in millions of dollars) | Forestry & Logging | $227 | | Wood Products | $532 | | Pulp & Paper | $751 | | Total Compensation | $1,510 | LAND AREA (in thousands of acres) dollars) | Total Land Area | 33,328 | | Forests | 18,771 | | Forests as Percent of Total | 56% | | Federal Lands | 3,062 | | National Forest System | 2,483 | TIMBERLAND | Government | | | Federal | 2,816 | | State | 394 | | County & Municipal | 67 | | Forestry Industry | 4,497 | | Other Private Non-industrial | 10,599 | | Total Timberland | 18,373 | VALUE OF INDUSTRY SHIPMENTS (in thousands of dollars) | Wood Manufacturing | $2,968,143 | | Paper Manufacturing | $3,858,591 | | Total Value | $6,826,734 | NUMBER OF MANUFACTURING FACILITIES | Sawmills, Millwork, Treating | 39 | | Engineered Wood and Panel Products | 10 | | Other Wood Products | 2 | | Total Wood Products | 51 | | Pulp, Paper & Paperboard Mills | 6 | | Converted Paper Products | 69 | | Paper Manufacturing | 75 | | Total All Segments | 126 | From the American Forest & Paper Association publication - Forest & Paper Industry at a Glance: Arkansas. Southern Region and Arkansas Timber Links: For a directory of wood processors operating in Arkansas, Check here. For a list of primary and secondary processors in Arkansas, Check here. For a list of mills and procurers of timber in Southwest Arkansas, Check here. Forest2Market®
Timbermart South®
Arkansas Timber Arkansas Forest Association (AFA) AFA-Member Forest Product Companies and Corporate Landowners
Anthony Forest Products
Anthony Timberlands, Inc. Bean Lumber Co.
Deltic Timber Corporation
Domtar Industries
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Green Bay Packaging
Hancock Timber Resources Group
International Paper
Plum Creek
Potlatch
The Price Companies Resource Management Services
Smurfit-Stone Corp.
Weyerhaeuser Company
AFA-Member Forestry Consultants
Alliance Timber Ray Camp, Inc. Crowder Forestry Davis DuBose Forestry
F&W Forestry Services
Hemard & Company
Forest Systems
Kingwood Forestry Services
Ray Lott & Associates, Inc.
Neeley Forestry Service Neill Forestry
Reynolds Forestry Consulting Tru-Point Forestry
Woodson Incorporated
AFA-Member Vendor Companies
Amerisafe
BASF Corporation
Construction Safety Products
Crow's Truck Service
Delta-View Nursery
Davis-Garvin Agency
DuPont
Forest2Market
Mid-South Engineering
Navigation Electronics, Inc.
SuperTree Seedlings
Red River Specialties Inc.
J.A. Riggs Tractor Company
United Agri Products - UAP Wilson Auctioneers
State and Federal Government Forestry-Related Agencies
Arkansas Forestry Commission
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
UA Cooperative Extension Service
U. S. Forest Service
Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Southern Region Extension Forestry
National Forestry-Related Organizations
American Forest Foundation
American Forest and Paper Association
Forest Resources Association
American Tree Farm System
Society of American Foresters
Association of Consulting Foresters
Forest Landowners Tax Council
National Hardwood Lumber Association
Hardwood Manufacturers Association
Regional Forestry-Related Organizations
Southern Forest Products Association
Louisiana Forestry Association
Mississippi Forestry Association
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Oklahoma Forest Heritage Center
Texas Forestry Association
Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association
Southern Pine Beetle Internet Control Center
Arkansas Forestry-Related Organizations
Arkansas Timber Producers Association Arkansas Christmas Tree Growers
Arkansas FireWise Arkansas Urban Forestry Council
Ouachita Society of American Foresters
Ozark Woodland Owners Association
School of Forest Resources
University of Arkansas at Monticello
Other Links
Official Smokey Bear Web Page
Environmental links
Provider Pals
The Nature Conservancy
Quality Deer Management Association Arkansas Deer Hunters Alliance
Arkansas Environmental Federation
Forestry Facts
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
Pulp and Paperworkers' Resource Council
Temperate Forest Foundation
National Arbor Day Association
Timber Harvesting and Transportation Safety
Arkansas Wildlife Federation
Timber Harvesting Magazine Southern Loggin' Times
Wood Promotion Network
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