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A Texas A&M Forest Service survey of hundreds of forested plots scattered across the state shows 301 million trees were killed as a result of the devastating 2011 drought. The number was determined by a study of both on-the-ground tree health assessments collect

An estimated 5.6 million trees that once shaded homes, streets and parks in communities across Texas now are dead as a result of last year’s unrelenting drought. The finding comes from a study conducted by Texas Forest Service urban foresters, who spent the las

As many as 500 million trees scattered across the Lone Star State have died this year as a result of the unrelenting drought, according to preliminary estimates from Texas Forest Service. The numbers were derived by Texas Forest Service foresters, who canvassed lo

Texas remains mired in one of the worst droughts in state history and it’s creating disastrous effects on trees and forests across the state. After one of the driest years on record, many shade trees went into dormancy as early as August, dropping their leave

Once known for its vast fields of stately pines, Bastrop County could lose 1.5 million trees as a result of deadly wildfire that ravaged the community last month. The Bastrop County Complex — a 34,000-acre inferno deemed the most destructive wildfire in state history — ignite

ENGRAVER BEETLE ACTIVITY ON THE INCREASE IN EAST TEXAS With the prolonged drought that many areas of the east Texas piney woods are experiencing, an increase in Ips or engraver beetle activity is occurring. Engraver beetles are small, brown to black, cylindrical insects that attack and kill pine trees by feeding and laying eggs in […]

East Texas is deeply rooted in the timber industry — and during the last 10 months, wildfires have wiped out more than $97 million worth of the region’s trees. Since wildfire season began on Nov. 15, 2010, firefighters have responded in East Texas to 2,151 wildfires th

Significant damage to forest land, timber and the environment was reported on two major Texas fires this week, causing estimated losses that total millions of dollars. The Dyer Mill Fire in Grimes County burned 5,280 acres, and along with the heavy toll to people and prope

The southern pine beetle (SPB), Dendroctonus frontalis, has earned its reputation as the most destructive pest of commercial pine forests in East Texas. From 1958 through 1997, SPB outbreaks occurred every 6-9 years, with peaks in 1962, 1968, 1976, 1985, and 1993 (Fig. 1). The worst outbreak on record in East Texas occurred in 1985, […]