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Map-making doesn’t always have to be complicated. This map that shows the growth of Austin over the past 60 years is simply a screen clipping from a website with some text added to it. The orange-ish color is what comprised Austin as of December 31, 1949. The yellow parts were annexed in the 1950s and […]November 11, 2017
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Texans from across the state gathered today in Grand Prairie, Texas to celebrate the State Arbor Day and all the benefits trees provide to people and communities. Festivities were held at Grand Central and featured aNovember 3, 2017
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THORNTON, Texas — West Lake Limestone Volunteer Fire Department accepted a $20,000 grant from theRural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The grant was used to purchase a slip-on unit that wasinstalled onto a 5-ton excess military truck received through the Department of Defense Firefighter PropertyProgram (DoD FFP), both programs administered by Texas A&M Forest Service. […]October 31, 2017
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Over 315 students from 13 states are expected to attend the 20th annual Capital Area Interagency Wildfire and Incident Management Academy that will be held from Oct. 13-25 at the Camp Swift National Guard Facility located north of Bastrop.October 11, 2017
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This map highlights a tour of famous trees in the Fort Worth, Texas area. Famous trees are trees that have witnessed exciting events in Texas’ frontier history. It’s been said that every tree tells a story. And if Texas’ trees could speak, what stories they would tell — stories of love, honor, mystery, justice and […]October 8, 2017
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Texas A&M Forest Service recently mobilized Urban Forest Strike Teams to the coastal Texas towns of Rockport, Fulton, Refugio and Victoria to assess damage to the trees on public property resulting from Hurricane Harvey. Impacted communities deal with many post-storm issues, one of which includes destruction to public treesOctober 3, 2017
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Port Aransas Fire Department is set to receive a fire truck on loan from Texas A&M Forest Service on Friday, Sept. 29 to temporarily replace one damaged by Hurricane Harvey.September 28, 2017
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Officials from key fire service organizations of Texas are asking for monetary donations and equipment to help local Texas fire departments impacted by Hurricane Harvey.September 27, 2017
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Officials from key fire service organizations of Texas are asking for equipment and monetary donations to help local Texas fire departments impacted by Hurricane Harvey.September 27, 2017
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Happy Volunteer Fire Department purchased a 2017 Freightline tanker thanks to a cost share grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. “The department appreciates having a newer, updated tanker that will increase the department’s capacity when responding in the rural community,” said Happy VFD Fire Chief Jerry Sims. “The […]September 26, 2017