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Texas A&M Forest Service held the agency’s annual personnel meeting today in Tyler, Texas.

On Saturday, Nov. 9, Texas A&M Forest Service planted over 150 trees at Morris Frank Park Wetlands in Lufkin. During the event, 280 saplings were also distributed to community members.

Texas A&M Forest Service is offering landowners financial and technical assistance through the Southern Pine Beetle cost-share program.

Texas A&M Forest Service foresters and staff celebrated Texas Arbor Day today with school presentations, tree plantings and tree giveaways across the state.

Governor Greg Abbott has issued a proclamation declaring Nov. 1, 2024, to be Texas Arbor Day. “From the air in our lungs to the water in our bodies, trees purify the elements of nature, and in the most fundamental sense, they allow us to live, breathe, and be,” Governor Abbott said in the proclamation. “Trees […]

After 54 years of being classified as a federally endangered species, the red-cockaded woodpecker classification status has been downlisted to threatened as a result of decades-long conservation efforts.

Today, community members gathered to kick off the year-long Texas state forest centennial celebration at the W.G. Jones State Forest in Conroe, Texas. Thirty-five exhibitors, including natural resource partners, were in attendance. Visitors experienced emergency response vehicles, received tree seedlings, fished at the forest’s lakes, participated in forest therapy hikes with Dr. Daniel Porter and […]

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – As fall-like weather occurs across the state, Texas A&M Forest Service urges all Texans to help reduce the spread of oak wilt and invasive insects by taking preventive measures and being cautious when collecting, transporting and purchasing firewood. As Texans travel for hunting or camping trips, they may unknowingly be bringing deadly, […]

More than $235,000 in scholarships will be available for students in the Forest Resource Track in the Texas A&M Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology.

The Texas A&M Forest Service Leadership Institute hosted the kick-off session for its fifth cohort Oct. 8-10 in Waco, Texas. The institute is a leadership program that offers a transformative experience for participants, hoping to leave a deep and lasting effect on their ability to lead in daily environments. The leadership institute offers a constructive […]