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HEALTHY TREES, HEALTHY LIVES

Research reinforces what much of the forestry community already knows — that trees have a positive impact on human health. Learn more.

Help us celebrate Smokey Bear's 75th birthday with a Texas Smokey Bear license plate available now for your vehicle, RV, motorcycle or trailer. For only $30, you can help us protect communities from wildfires!

DON'T MOVE FIREWOOD

Protect Texas land and forests from invasive insects and disease. Obtain your holiday firewood from local sources or a trusted vendor close to home. Diseased firewood may carry invasive pests and threaten our native trees and forests.

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Suspect arrested for timber theft in Harrison County Texas A&M Forest Service Law Enforcement Investigators made an arrest Thursday afternoon in a timber theft case in Harrison County. Agency investigators arrested Edward Tom Williams, 59, of Longview on a warrant for Theft of Property valued between $2,500 and $30,000. Williams was released on a $10,000 bond. more...	BMP Implementation Monitoring Update Overall BMP implementation has remained steady the last several years; this past round being just below the record levels set in Round 8 (94.1%). Most impressive is the considerable progress demonstrated by family forest owners since monitoring began in the early 1990s. more...		04/24/2019 5th Annual Growing Texas Workshop: Emerald Ash Borer and Biodiversity San Marcos, Texas ___________________________ 04/26/2019 BioBlitz! 2019 City Nature Challenge - W.G. Jones State Forest William Goodrich Jones State Forest ___________________________ 04/30/2019 Application Deadline for LSSIMT Texas ___________________________ 05/01/2019 Using Drones to Manage Forests, Fight Fires and Help an Endangered Bird William Goodrich Jones State Forest
__________________________________ Fire Danger Alert High impact fire weather will develop Wednesday over the Western third of Texas due to a strong storm system moving into the Plains states. The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued an alert putting western portions of the state in the “critical” and “elevated” categories for wildfire potential. more...	__________________________________ Oak wilt disease threatens Texas oaks in spring From February through June, oak trees should not be pruned or wounded to prevent the spread of oak wilt disease. Texas A&M Forest Service reminds Texans that it is especially critical to avoid pruning oaks in Texas counties affected by oak wilt. more...


HEALTHY TREES, HEALTHY LIVES Research reinforces what much of the forestry community already knows — that trees have a positive impact on human health. Learn more. SMOKEY BEAR LICENSE PLATE Help us celebrate Smokey Bear's 75th birthday with a Texas Smokey Bear license plate available now for your vehicle, RV, motorcycle or trailer. For only $30, you can help us protect communities from wildfires! DON'T MOVE FIREWOOD Protect Texas land and forests from invasive insects and disease. Obtain your holiday firewood from local sources or a trusted vendor close to home. Diseased firewood may carry invasive pests and threaten our native trees and forests.
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Suspect arrested for timber theft in Harrison County Texas A&M Forest Service Law Enforcement Investigators made an arrest Thursday afternoon in a timber theft case in Harrison County. Agency investigators arrested Edward Tom Williams, 59, of Longview on a warrant for Theft of Property valued between $2,500 and $30,000. Williams was released on a $10,000 bond. more...
BMP Implementation Monitoring Update Overall BMP implementation has remained steady the last several years; this past round being just below the record levels set in Round 8 (94.1%). Most impressive is the considerable progress demonstrated by family forest owners since monitoring began in the early 1990s. more...
Fire Danger Alert High impact fire weather will develop Wednesday over the Western third of Texas due to a strong storm system moving into the Plains states. The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued an alert putting western portions of the state in the “critical” and “elevated” categories for wildfire potential. more...
Oak wilt disease threatens Texas oaks in spring From February through June, oak trees should not be pruned or wounded to prevent the spread of oak wilt disease. Texas A&M Forest Service reminds Texans that it is especially critical to avoid pruning oaks in Texas counties affected by oak wilt. more...

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