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The 26th annual Capital Area Interagency Wildfire and Incident Management Academy (CAIWA) begins at the Camp Swift National Guard Facility in Bastrop, Texas, this week. The academy will take place October 11- 23, 2024. Each year, firefighters travel across the state and nation to attend the academy to continue their education and earn National Wildfire […]

Wes Moorehead has been named Deputy Director of Texas A&M Forest Service. In this role, Moorehead will report to Texas A&M Forest Service Director Al Davis and will oversee the successful implementation of Davis’ and the agency’s statewide, strategic initiatives.   “It is an honor to take on this new role within the agency,” said […]

Texas A&M Forest Service is offering $12.4 million in grant funding through the Community Forestry Grants program to enhance community forestry initiatives throughout the state.

Texas A&M Forest Service hosted the fourth annual Sisters in Fire event on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Sam Houston State University Bearkat Camp. Twenty-three young women between the ages of 12 and 18 from across 23 Texas counties participated.  “For the fourth year, we’ve shown young women the comradery, integrity and excitement that comes with […]

Texas A&M Forest Service and the Texas Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISAT) recognized the Texas Tree Award winners at the 44th annual Texas Tree Conference in Waco, Texas, today.   The Texas Tree Awards Program celebrates the accomplishments of those who have dedicated their talents to the protection, planning and proliferation of their […]

Brown County implemented a Community Wildfire Protection Plan today, becoming the latest county to adopt the plan which aids in reducing and mitigating wildfire risk. A Community Wildfire Protection Plan provides strategies and directed guidance for addressing structural ignitability and prioritizing fuels reduction efforts. The Brown County plan serves as the initial step to enhancing […]

Texas A&M Forest Service is offering $750,000 for watershed protection plan implementation for local governments, water utilities and non-governmental organizations that have an existing watershed protection plan.   The watershed protection plan implementation grant will award up to 15 organizations with up to $50,000 each to implement watershed improvement plans for valuable Texas watersheds. Areas […]

After 43 years of leadership and dedication to Texas A&M Forest Service, Bill Oates, Associate Director and private landowner rights champion, retires.   Oates—known in the agency and around the state as an outspoken personality—might surprise you. His ceiling-high collection of 1970s soft and acid rock vinyl records ring through the halls from the stereo […]

Texas A&M Forest Service is offering more than $800,000 in grants to help East Texas landowners offset the cost of prescribed fire to reduce wildfire risks and restore ecosystems. The grant application is now available for eligible landowners conducting prescribed burns on their property by certified and insured prescribed burn managers. The deadline to apply is […]

During the upcoming Labor Day weekend and start of dove hunting season, Texans are urged to help protect our lands and natural resources by being mindful of activities that may cause a wildfire.   Hot and dry conditions in August resulted in increased wildfire activity across North and Northwest Texas. Throughout August, Texas experienced 281 […]