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Texas A&M Forest Service will host an upcoming Tree Recovery event in Houston as part of the NASCAR Green Race for Trees Campaign. This year, the campaign will distribute 500 trees in Houston to replace those that were damaged and destroyed by Hurricane Harvey. Area residents may

Last month we looked at the status of longleaf pine in East Texas; its coverage has diminished significantly over time. Is this important, and if so, what can be done about it? Longleaf ecosystems have some of the most diverse and unique understories, second only to tropical rainforest in plant diversity. These ecosystems and their […]

Funds Available for Forest Thinning Through Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program. Texas A&M Forest Service is now accepting applications for the 2018 Southern Pine Beetle (SPB) Prevention Program Thinning Cost-Share. Through this program, eligible forest landowners can receive

A $14,000 Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance grant through TexasA&M Forest Service gave Pittsburg Fire-Rescue the opportunity to purchase their first battery poweredhydraulic rescue tools commonly known as a “Jaws of Life” system. “The purchase included a spreader, cutter and batteries that will help speed up the extrication processduring critical times when moments count,” said […]

Landowners may wonder what the record-high lumber prices in the first half of 2018 signal for timber prices. This historically high lumber price leads many to expect higher prices for standing timber, however, the association between lumber and timber prices is loose over short time span

The Arbor Day Foundation’s Texas Community Tree Recovery Campaign Distributes Free Trees to Local Texas Residents Affected by Hurricane Harvey Arbor Day Foundation Program Helps Rebuild and Beautify Communities One Tree at a Time Port Aransas, TX (October 15, 2018) – The Arbor Day Foundation’s

CADDO, Texas — Through an $89,900 Texas A&M Forest Service Volunteer Fire Department grant,the Caddo Texas Volunteer Fire Department has updated its fleet with a newer brush truck to use forwildfire response. “This truck will add reliability to our fleet,” said Fire Chief David Campbell. “Having a truck thatdoesn’t require a lot of maintenance, frees […]

Through a $200,000 grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program, the Hartley Volunteer Fire Department now has a new water tender to be used for wildfire suppression and emergency response calls. “This 2018 tender will be a great asset to our department since we offer fire service to a […]

Firefighters from across the country will attend the 21 st Annual Capital Area Interagency Wildfire and Incident Management Academy, Oct. 11-24, 2018 at the Camp Swift National Guard facility in Bastrop, Texas. Managed as an actual wildfire incident, the academy is ope

PERRIN, Texas — The Perrin VFD received a brush truck made possible with a $200,000 cost sharegrant through the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The flat farmland in Jack County has a great potential for wildland fires this time of year. The 2018large brush truck with its 1,000-gallon water tank […]