Arkansas Forestry and Wildlife Extension

The State 4-H outdoor skills challenge offers a wide variety of events for youth to participate in. Today, Jaret Rushing is helping judge the fishing and axe throwing components of the contest. Other events include BB Gun shooting and a Slingshot range event. Sign your kiddos up today so they can compete next year!

County camps will be firing up soon! Make sure to follow your county bulletins and announcements for camp info!

📣 Attention Dallas County 4-H’ers! 📣
Checkout our full lineup of summer day camps! We’re so excited to see y’all there! 💚🍀

On Thursday, May 7th we held the 2026 State Forestry contest here at the campus of UAM and the UAM College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources. Almost 40 youth from 8 different counties competed in the area of tree ID, volume determination, forest disease/pest ID, compass and pacing and a forestry quiz!

Top counties from this years event were:

Ouachita County (1st)
Baxter County (2nd)
Sevier County (3rd)

Due to previous obligations by Ouachita County, Baxter County will represent Arkansas at the 2026 National 4-H Forestry Invitational in Weston, WV in July! Please help me congratulate all competitors!

Today's Discovery farm tour and county agent training event drew a fantastic crowd, and we extend our sincere gratitude to the speakers, guests, and the Roe family for their exceptional hosting. This program featured a range of topics and techniques including demonstrations focusinging on back to basic forestry techniques, an overview of the Roe Farm's history and operations, a presentation on pond and water quality management, an exploration of drone applications in forestry, an introduction to Arkansas's first longleaf pine demonstration, and a discussion on the benefits of utilizing fire as a management tool.

Please keep a lookout and be sure to join us on our next outing!

Earlier this week, Jaret Rushing conducted the Forestry section of the State Envirothon Contest held at Pleasant Pointe! Great work by all youth competitors!

Forestry Instructor Jaret Rushing and Associate Extension Professor Dr. Jacob Hackman recently aided ag agents Bob Powell and Brandon Yarberry on a herbicide application demonstration showing the effects of girdling, hack and sq**rt treatments and basal bark herbicide applications on understory brush control at the Crane Farm in Dardanelle, AR. Results to follow.