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Oaktober 2025
in central Arkansas!
What is Oaktober?
What is Oaktober?
Each October, people around the country celebrate oak trees by planting oak trees, volunteering, and learning more about oak trees. There are 30 native species of oak in Arkansas, and some are only found in our beautiful state!
Research shows that 41% of the world's 430 oak species are at risk due to habitat destruction, climate change, pests, diseases.
Oaktober raises awareness of this critically important species so that we can appreciate and protect oak trees for future generations.
Why celebrate oak trees?
Why celebrate oak trees?
Oak trees are a keystone species - entire ecosystems depend on them for survival and habitat.
Acorns from oak trees feed over 100 different wildlife species.
Over 500 species of butterfly and moth caterpillars live on oak trees, more than on any other tree. These insects are a food source for birds and other animals.
Oak trees have large branches that provide shade and reduce the air temperature.
Oak trees help reduce flooding and erosion by absorbing rainwater. Their complex root network also filters harmful substances out of water.
Some species of oak trees can live for centuries.
They are beautiful!
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