Forests

Researchers at the University of Missouri - Columbia have documented historical evidence of widespread and recurring wildfires in the Ozarks by examining pine stumps and snags, some over 500 years old. The findings have been assembled into a multimedia presentation titled, “Fire in the Ozarks: Burning by humans has shaped the landscape,” published by the Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium and hosted by ArcGIS StoryMaps.

Forestland comprises nearly half of foreign-owned agricultural lands in the U.S., and purchases are increasing. Harrison Pittman, director of the National…

Remnant Osage Orange trees which were once plentiful across the eastern U.S. continue to grow on the Ozark Highlands as well as in a few other southern…

Extreme weather in 2021 — a prolonged winter vortex, heavy spring rains, high summer heat and drought — is “scorching” certain hardwoods in Arkansas.…

This year's U of A Division of Agriculture Upland Hardwood Management Tour will be going ahead virtually Tuesday, Nov. 17 from 1 to 3 p.m. The site tour…

Arkansas State Forester Joe Fox was elected in late September to serve as president of the National Association of State Foresters. Fox says wise forest…