{"slug":"ar-agriculture-free-tree-fridays","name":"Free Tree Fridays","provider":{"name":"Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Urban and Community Forestry Program","type":"state"},"organization":null,"country":"US","region":"AR","locality":null,"scope":"regional","audience":["homeowner","renter"],"kind":"free_trees","benefit":"Free native bare-root seedlings handed out to Arkansans at locations across the state each spring around Arbor Day","summary":"Each spring the Arkansas Department of Agriculture celebrates Arbor Day with its Free Tree Friday campaign, distributing free native bare-root seedlings at locations across the state to encourage tree planting. The campaign is funded by the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program in partnership with the department. A species guide and a how-to-plant guide for bare-root trees are posted with each year's event. Anyone wanting more seedlings can buy them in bulk from Baucum Nursery.","eligibility":"Open to Arkansans; the page lists no residency or per-person limits.","how_to_apply":"Watch the Free Tree Fridays page for the next year's dates and locations; the 2026 event has wrapped up. Contact: Krissy Kimbro (email on the page).","url":"https://agriculture.arkansas.gov/forests/urban-community-forestry/free-tree-fridays/","source_url":"https://agriculture.arkansas.gov/forests/urban-community-forestry/free-tree-fridays/","season":"Spring, around Arbor Day","program_status":"seasonal","lat":null,"lng":null,"data_note":"The page says the Free Tree Friday event has wrapped up for 2026 and to check back next year. Dates, locations, species and any per-person limits for the next event were not posted at the time of research.","updated_at":"2026-11-08T00:48:15.030Z","page_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/ar-agriculture-free-tree-fridays","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/ar-agriculture-free-tree-fridays.md","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}