Forest Stewardship Plans-Arkansas Forestry Commission and
the Natural Resource Conservation Service.
If you are a private landowner and own a minimum of 20 acres with at least 10 acres of it in forests
and you want to manage the land for its many resources, the Forest Stewardship Program is for you.
Please give us a call and we will gladly send you an application and will answer any questions you
many have. Wade Hargrave is trained and authorized to write forest stewardship plans for both the
Arkansas Forestry Commission and the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS).
1210 Rounds Road * Batesville, Arkansas 72501 * Phone: (870) 307-5790
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Would you like to manage your forestland for:
Timber? Wildlife? Recreation? Soil and Water
Conservation?
If you answer yes to more than one, the Forest Stewardship
Program is for you. The program can help you with multiple
forest resource management. Forest stewardship is a
commitment to your land for now and for the future.
What are the benefits to you, the landowner?
1. A prepared management plan at no cost to a landowner.
2. Improved income opportunities.
3. Recognition of your efforts with a certificate and sign.
4. Knowledge about natural resource management and
assistance for many management practices.
5. Enhancement of wildlife through habitat protection and
improvements.
6. Protection against soil erosion and protection of water
quality.
7. Conservation of water and soil resources for now and the
future.
8. Assurance of a future supply of timber for forest products.
9. Restoration and management of wetlands.
10. Recreational opportunities.
11. Maintenance and enhancement of the beauty of
Arkansas' forests and natural diversity.
12. Maintenance of unique historical and geological features.