ARKANSAS, USA — Wondering what to do with your Christmas trees once the holiday season is over?
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) has a list of locations across the state where residents can drop off their natural trees.
According to a release by AGFC, the trees will be used as an "underwater cover" to give a dense nursery habitat for small fish. The trees can also provide a great place for residents to fish as well.
Anglers can also remove trees from various locations to create their own "fish attractors," AGFC officials said. Those who wish to use the trees can tie them to cinder blocks with a parachute cord in order to weigh them down or use sandbags.
Individuals who wish to drop their tree off at any of the locations should ensure that they are clean of all ornaments, lights and tinsel. Artificial trees should not be dropped off as they cannot be used for fish habitats.
Trees can be dropped off at any of the following locations until the end of January:
Northwest Arkansas
- Beaver Lake – Highway 12 Access, AGFC Don Roufa Highway 412 Access and Monte Ne Boat Ramp Access
- Lake Elmdale – Boat Ramp Access
- Bob Kidd Lake – Boat Ramp Access
- Crystal Lake – Boat Ramp Access
- Lake Fayetteville — Boat Ramp Access
North Arkansas
- Bull Shoals Lake – Any U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramp
- Norfork Lake – Any U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramp
Northeast Arkansas
- Jonesboro – Craighead Forest Park Lake Boat Ramp
- Lake Bono – Boat Ramp Access
- Lake Walcott – Crowley’s Ridge State Park Boat Ramp Access
- Lake Charles – West parking lot at Highway 25 Boat Ramp Access
- Lake Poinsett — Dam Access Boat Ramp
- Batesville — Ramsey Slough Boat Ramp
Central Arkansas
- Arkansas River – Riverview Park Access in North Little Rock
- Lake Barnett – Reed Access
- Lake Conway – Lawrence Landing Access
- Greers Ferry Lake – Sandy Beach (Heber Springs), Devils Fork Recreation Area and Choctaw Recreation Area (Choctaw-Clinton)
- Harris Brake Lake – Chittman Hill Access
- Lake Pickthorne – Holland Bottoms Access
- Lake Overcup – Lake Overcup Landing
- Cox Creek Lake – Cox Creek Lake Public Access
- Lake Hamilton – Andrew Hulsey State Fish Hatchery Access Area
- Jack Nolen – Boat Ramp Access at Fire Station
- Sugar Loaf Lake – Boat Ramp Access
East Arkansas
- Horseshoe Lake — Bonds Access
- Wynne Sports Complex Family and Community Fishing Pond
Southeast Arkansas
- Lake Chicot – Connerly Bayou Access Area
- Cook’s Lake – Potlatch Cook’s Lake Nature Center at 625 Cook’s Lake Road, Casscoe, or the bus lot across from Grand Avenue United Methodist Church in Stuttgart
South Arkansas
- Camden – AGFC Regional Office on Ben Lane, next to the National Guard Armory
- Upper White Oak Lake – Upper Jack’s Landing
- Magnolia – Columbia County Road Department Yard on Highway 371
- El Dorado – City recycling center drop-offs: one behind Arby’s and one on South Jackson
- Smackover – Recycling Drop-Off Center (these will be transported to El Dorado)
Southwest Arkansas
- Bois d’Arc Lake – Kidd’s Landing or Hatfield Access
- Millwood Lake – Cottonshed, White Cliffs Recreation Areas and the Millwood State Park ramp on the point
- Dierks Lake – Jefferson Ridge South Recreation Area
- De Queen Lake – Any U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramp
- Gillham Lake – Any U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramp
- Lake Greeson – New Cowhide Cove and Self Creek Recreation areas
- South Fork Lake – South Fork Lake Access
- Terre Noire Lake – Terre Noire Lake Access
- Hope – AGFC Regional Office on U.S. Highway 67 East
- Lake Dieffenbacher – Bobby Ferguson Park Pavilion
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