Forestry / Arbor Day

“A person who plants trees who’s shade they will never sit in, has at least begun to understand the meaning of life.” – Rabindranath Tagore

The Crawford County Conservation District partners with our Forestry Commission to provide tree programs to our area schools and community.

We celebrate Arbor Day by remembering Mr. J Sterling Morton, who started Arbor Day, saying that “Arbor Day is not like other holidays. They repose upon the past, while Arbor Day proposes for the future.” Arbor Day reminds us to look to the future, the near future and the far future. It reminds us that every day we should take care of our Earth not only for our ourselves but also for the people who will be here long after we are gone.

Please join us as we celebrate Earth Day at the Earth Day Festival in Van Buren on Saturday, April 22, 2023! Be sure to stop by our booth as we are giving out free pine seedlings until they are all gone.

2022 Earth Day Festival

Gene Lech, Brent Robertson and Thad Freeland helping to hand out Bald Cypress and White Oak trees donated by the Arkansas Department of Ag Forestry Commission
Community partner helping to hand out trees and provide education about NRCS programs
Board Chairman Mayor Gary Baxter and his wife Kay loading up a goodie baggie for a young Crawford County resident
Residents can enter to win a potted tree to celebrate Arbor Day
District Coordinator Sherrie Lech, Board Chairman Mayor Gary Baxter and his wife Kay Baxter
District Coordinator Sherrie Lech and NRCS Soil Conservation Technician Jane Lowry

2022 Arbor Day

Alexis Boster won a Dwarf Jane Magnolia tree to celebrate National Arbor Day! Congratulations!

2021 Earth Day Festival

CCCD celebrated 2021 Earth Day with our conservation partners and gave out 1600 pine seedlings donated by Arkansas Forestry!!

2021 Arbor Day

Shannon Newerth-Henson won this beautiful peach tree to celebrate National Arbor Day!