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Arbor Day Program
We had our Arbor Day Program in the area schools on March 19th & 20th, 2026. The Arkansas Forestry Division met us at the schools to teach the kids about Arbor Day and how to plant the pine trees they got to take home. Arbor Day is a day to encourage people to plant and care for trees. The story began in 1855 when J. Sterling Morton and his wife moved to Nebraska City. They moved to a farm that had no trees. The Morton's began to plant trees and shrubs because they missed the forests and vegetation from back home. Trees play a vital role in our day to day life as the Morton's and other settlers learned. In Arkansas Arbor Day is the 3rd Monday of March. We would like to thank Danny Powell for his generous donation of pine seedlings for the county 4th grade students.
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Outdoor Classroom
The Rich Mountain Conservation District (RMCD) held a tree planting day on March 16th, 2021 at the Cossatot River School Outdoor Classroom. Personnel from the RMCD, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Arkansas Forestry Division discussed the importance of trees and forestry in Arkansas and demonstrated how to properly plant a tree seedling.
Approximately 70 students from the Cossatot River High School agriculture classes planted approximately 1,000 pine seedlings on about 2 acres of land at the Outdoor Classroom. Both Loblolly Pine and Shortleaf pine were planted.
The Cossatot River School Outdoor Classroom is a collaborative effort between the school, Rich Mountain Conservation District, and the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission to develop an area for students to learn about nature, conservation, and agriculture. The outdoor classroom includes a forestry demonstration area to show different forest management systems and allow students hands on experiences in forestry.
RMCD would like to give thanks to the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Arkansas Forestry Division, Scott Morgan and Monte Fain of Cossatot River High School, and especially Danny Powell and the US Forest Service for providing the pine seedlings.
The Rich Mountain Conservation District (RMCD) held a tree planting day on March 16th, 2021 at the Cossatot River School Outdoor Classroom. Personnel from the RMCD, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Arkansas Forestry Division discussed the importance of trees and forestry in Arkansas and demonstrated how to properly plant a tree seedling.
Approximately 70 students from the Cossatot River High School agriculture classes planted approximately 1,000 pine seedlings on about 2 acres of land at the Outdoor Classroom. Both Loblolly Pine and Shortleaf pine were planted.
The Cossatot River School Outdoor Classroom is a collaborative effort between the school, Rich Mountain Conservation District, and the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission to develop an area for students to learn about nature, conservation, and agriculture. The outdoor classroom includes a forestry demonstration area to show different forest management systems and allow students hands on experiences in forestry.
RMCD would like to give thanks to the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Arkansas Forestry Division, Scott Morgan and Monte Fain of Cossatot River High School, and especially Danny Powell and the US Forest Service for providing the pine seedlings.
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2026 Forestry Contest
On Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Rich Mountain and Cossatot Conservation districts hosted their annual forestry, wildlife, and land judging contests at the Cossatot River State Park. Each year the Rich Mountain and Cossatot Conservation Districts team up to sponsor competitions among area FFA and 4-H teams to demonstrate their knowledge of natural resources. These events help to teach the participants about the importance of our natural resources by learning about forestry, land (soils), and wildlife management. The winning teams and individuals receive plaques and other special prizes for their accomplishments. 2026 Results are: Forestry Winners Cossatot River team 1 -- 1st Bradley -- 2nd Mt. Ida -- 3rd Land Winners Dierks -- 1st DeQueen team 1 -- 2nd DeQueen team 2 -- 3rd Wildlife Winners Cossatot River -- 1st Mena -- 2nd DeQueen -- 3rd Forestry High Point Individual Overall --Branson Mitchell Cossatot River Polk County -- Branson Mitchell Cossatot River Sevier County --Trevor Davignon DeQueen Land High Point Individual Overall high--Connor Bailey Dierks Polk County -- None Sevier County --Jess Vallee DeQueen Wildlife High Point Team Polk County --Tayden Roach Cossatot River Sevier County--Blakely Anderson DeQueen The Rich Mountain Conservation District would like to express their thanks to Cossatot State Park for allowing us a fantastic location for the Forestry Contest, Pony Express for the plaques for our winners, Mr. Richardson for donating hand made tomahawk and knives for high individuals, as well as each person involved in putting the contest together. We appreciate each school district that brought teams and participated in the contest. |
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