Welcome to the Arkansas Forest Health Research Center
| At the Arkansas Forest Health Research Center, we are committed to growing forests that are healthy, resilient, and sustainably managed for the future. We conduct research that delivers practical solutions for local and regional challenges while contributing to the global conversation on forest health. As a forward-thinking hub, we bring together scientists, students, industry leaders, and landowners in a collaborative space that highlights the history, science, and progress of Southern forestry. Working alongside the Arkansas Forest Resource Center and the Arkansas Center for Forest Business, we assess the impacts of pests and pathogens, develop science-based and economically viable resilience strategies, and provide testing support for industry and landowners. Through long-term forest monitoring projects and a dedication to hands-on student engagement, we are building both the knowledge and workforce needed to ensure healthy forests for generations to come. |
Vision:
- Grow through research developments forests that are healthy and resilient
- Act as a training space for forestry professionals and stakeholders on forest health initiatives that engage people to network in a setting that displays southern forestry history, science, and progress
- Provide students with science education through forestry, biology, and chemistry-based classes in a research-based facility to forester career opportunities
- Build a workforce that understands the importance of growing healthy forests for the future
Mission:
- Produce research that is locally and regionally beneficial and nationally and internationally relevant
- Provide a space for meetings to engage the forestry community and promote forest health initiatives
- Evaluate damage caused by pathogens/pests and develop science-based techniques to promote forest resilience that is manageable and economical
- Provide support for industry & landowner testing of pests and pathogens related to forest plant pathogens
- Establish long-term forest health monitoring areas in Arkansas
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