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Partnerships
Let's face it. There is much more work that ought to be done than the employees of the National Forests can accomplish by themselves. Besides, we're all in this business of managing our natural and heritage resources together. We welcome the opportunity to be partners with anyone who wants to work with us to achieve our shared goals.
Trail Oriented Partners
Conservation & Cultural Partners
- Arkansas Forestry Association
- National Forest Foundation
- Treadlightly!
- National Wild Turkey Federation
- The Nature Conservancy
- Audubon Arkansas
Other Partners
- Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
- Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
- Arkansas Forestry Commission
- Oklahoma Forestry Services
- Talimena Scenic Drive Association
- Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism
- Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department
If your group or organization works in partnership with the Ouachita National Forest and has a web site you would like to see included here, contact our office at 501-321-5202.
Features
Join the Southern Region Recreation Advisory Committee
The Forest Service is seeking nominations to fill 11 positions on the Southern Region Recreation Resource Advisory Committee. The group meets 1-2 times per year and serves national forests across the Southeast. The committee is tasked with reviewing fee proposals for forests in 13 southern states and Puerto Rico and recommending fee changes.
National Forest Scenic Byways Program Partnership Success Stories
National forest scenic byways connect the American public to some of this country’s most spectacular landscapes within our public lands. They are the gateways to access attractions such as hiking trails, overlooks, historic sites, waterfalls, wilderness areas, and wild and scenic rivers. The quality of their facilities and settings helps instill a sense of public stewardship for our natural and cultural resources. Partnerships with rural communities for collaborative planning on these corridors provide much needed funding and resources for many small gateway communities to market and conserve these special places.