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and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The SO-FIA forest inventories are part of a nationwide effort originally authorized by the McSweeney-McNary Act of 1928. More recent legislation pertinent to the SO-FIA mission includes the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978. The SO-FIA mission is to develop, to analyze, and to maintain forest resource information that is essential for formulation of forest policies and programs. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The SO-FIA unit gratefully acknowledges the cooperation and assistance provided by the Mississippi Forestry Commission in collecting field data. Appreciation is also expressed for the cooperation of other public agencies and private landowners in providing access to measurement plots. The following members of the SO-FIA staff completed the field measurements:

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The 1988 Forest Survey of Arkansas revealed new trends in forest resources. After decades of decline, forest area increased 3 percent. Pine plantation acreage increased substantially while acreage in natural pine stands decreased. Softwood inventory was down 5 percent, with growth also declining. Loblolly pine volume exceeded that of shortleaf pine for the first time in Arkansas history. The outlook for hardwood resources is positive. Inventory and growth have increased, and loss of bottomland hardwood acreage appeared to be at a standstill.Front cover: Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) image of Arkansas produced from data collected by the NOAA-11 satellite of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on April 11, 1991. In general, forest land is dark red; nonforest land is light red or blue; water is dark blue.l Some 8.0 million acres of timberland supported young, well-stocked stands where no obvious treatment was needed to improve prospective growth. On the remaining 9.3 million acres, the forest survey identified management opportunities that would increase prospective growth.