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Grants available for projects that promote sustainable community forests
Texas A&M Forest Service is accepting applications for a pair of $50,000 grants to promote healthy trees and forests.
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Fire crews, residents stand together to save more than 8,000 homes during 2022 wildfire season
Since Jan. 1, firefighters with Texas A&M Forest Service and local fire departments saved 8,056 homes in the path of wildfire. Many of those homes had the first layers of protection — defensible space and fire-resistant construction materials — before fire crews arrived.
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How to sustainably dispose of real Christmas trees
Many enjoy having a real Christmas tree for the holidays. And when the holidays are over, there are several eco-friendly ways to dispose or recycle a Christmas tree.
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Grant applications open for forest thinning through Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program
Texas A&M Forest Service is accepting applications for the 2023 Southern Pine Beetle (SPB) Prevention Cost-Share Program. Applications are due by Feb. 1.
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Texas A&M Forest Service annual meeting honors personnel, service
Texas A&M Forest Service held the agency’s annual
personnel meeting this week. Agency employees gathered virtually from across
the state to recognize accomplishments of the past year and employee
achievements.
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Tornadoes in Northeast Texas cause an estimated $13 million in damage to timber
A series of tornadoes that struck Northeast Texas in early November damaged timber on more than 10,000 acres. The timber was worth an estimated $13 million.
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Caring for trees in the cold
Trees add much more than just aesthetics to our landscapes and homes.
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Tree-planting set for Feb. 11 in Houston’s Kashmere Gardens Super Neighborhood
Community members will plant more than 600 mature trees on February 11 in the Kashmere Gardens Super Neighborhood as part of a Texas A&M Forest Service Green Futures partnership.
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What to do with fallen leaves
Even though it’s the Christmas season, autumn is still here and leaves are continuing to fall across the state, building up and around our homes and yards.
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Growers report healthy demand for fresh-cut Christmas trees
The Christmas tree business is merry and bright, with farms specializing in the traditional holiday decoration reporting brisk sales.
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What you need to know about mistletoe
Mistletoe is commonly associated with Christmas cheer and sneaking a kiss beneath a bough in a doorway on a cold winter night.
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