Oak-kay, if your lifestyle affords yew a spot to plant a tree, might we o-pine that you should pay a visit to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s headquarters mid-day tomorrow? Over at 1 Natural Resources Drive between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday, March 22, the department’s Forestry Division will be giving away “bare root” trees in honor of Arbor Day, the day set aside for marveling at the myriad things trees do for life on Earth, human and otherwise.
Arkansas Department of AgricultureWhat’s up fir grabs? Thanks to a purchase from the Arkansas Urban Forestry Council — a nonprofit that the Arkansas Forestry Commission created to steer urban forestry issues — six species of hardwood seedlings native to Arkansas are available, including red mulberry, bald cypress, sycamore, Shumard oak, cherrybark oak and river birch. You can take home a total of five in your trunk, and they’re given out on a first-come, first-served basis.
We wood-n’t want you to miss out if you can’t leaf work tomorrow, though, so instead of shrubbing your shoulders and longing fern another opportunity to get your hands dirty, check out these other “Free Tree Friday” pop-ups, happening every Friday until April 26:
March 22
· DeQueen – Bailey Discount Building Supply, 880 E. Collin Raye Drive: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
· Little Rock – Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
· Walnut Ridge – Lawrence County Cooperative Extension Office, 1100 W. Main Street: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
March 29
· Malvern – Hot Spring County Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Office, 2300 Leopard Lane Suite T: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
· Mena – Atwoods, 1100 N U.S. 71 North: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
· Wynne – Wynne Fire Department, 1111 Falls Boulevard: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
April 5
· Ashdown – Horatio State Bank, 110 Main Street: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
· Pocahontas – American Made General Store, 1100 Pace Road: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
· Redfield – Redfield City Ball Park, Huck Finn Boulevard: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
· Sheridan – Mad Butcher, 815 Rock Street: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
April 12:
· Dierks – Forestry Division Office, 106 Forestry Drive: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
· Goshen – Goshen City Hall, 124 Church Street: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
· Lepanto – Parking lot at 205 W. Broad Street: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
· Lonoke – Marjorie Walker McCranry Memorial Library, 204 E. 2nd Street: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
· Warren – Warren City Park, 400 W. Church Street: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
April 19
· Benton – River Center-Riverside Park, 1800 Citizens Drive: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
· Casa – Casa Community Center, 114 S. Maple Street: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
· Jonesboro – Earle Bell Community Center, 1212 S. Church Street: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
· Little Rock – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W. Markham Street: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
April 26:
· Arkadelphia – Clark County NRCS Office, 640 S. 6th Street Suite C: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
· Fairfield Bay – Fairfield Bay Chamber of Commerce, 120 Village Place Suite 1: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
· Osceola – Mississippi County NRCS Office, 3137 W. Keiser Avenue: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
· Stuttgart – Chamber of Commerce, 507 S. Main Street: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
