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Dew Volunteer Fire Department received a cost share grant through the TexasA&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The grant was used topurchase rescue equipment that reduces the setup time when seconds count. “Our department is happy to replace a set of rescue tools that had been in use for 20 years,” said […]

2604 VFD received a $76,600 grant through the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The grant was used to help purchase a large truck chassis that the department equipped with a 1,100-gallon water tank. “We are happy to receive this grant which helped our department replace a 1986 truck that continually […]

Selden VFD received a Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance cost share grant through Texas A&M Forest Service. The grant was used to help purchase a 2019 poly body tender that will primarily be in service as a water tender but is equipped with rescue and structural equipment making it a multipurpose apparatus. “This tender has […]

Last month we looked at the historical and current distribution of Chinese tallow – an invasive species problematic for forests – in East Texas. To curb the spread and effectively manage, it is helpful to know what kinds of sites are most susceptible to Chinese tallow invasion. In addition to tree data, Forest Inventory and Analysis collects many […]

Tax season is fast approaching and forest landowners may want to refresh their knowledge of timber tax laws. The 2019 Texas Timber Income and Property Tax Workshop will be held on February 11 from 8 am to 5 pm at the Civic Center in Diboll, Texas.

Texas has entered its winter wildfire and prescribed fire season. In the coming weeks, Texas A&M Forest Service will be conducting several prescribed fires in Bastrop County.

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents have recognized James B. Rooni of Texas A&M Forest Service as a 2017-2018 Regents Fellow Service Award recipient.

Landowners in the high plains region of Texas who construct vegetative fuel breaks on their property may be eligible for reimbursement.

Flint-Gresham Volunteer Fire Department added a forcible entry training door totheir cache of training tools. The purchase was made possible with a cost share grant through the RuralVolunteer Fire Department Assistance Program administered by Texas A&M Forest Service. “The forcible entry training door will allow this department to hone their skills on accessing structuresmore safely […]

Texas A&M AgriLife has awarded Joel Hambright, Regional Forester for Texas A&M Forest Service, the 2018 Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for Public Service in Forestry.