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 How are you preparing your ranch for a possible wildfire? Check out our new Texas Ranch Wildfire Program created to work with landowners to identify priority areas, boundaries and other factors on their ranches to allow firefighters to make tactical decisions that reflect each landowner's priorities.  Research reinforces what much of the forestry community already knows — that trees have a positive impact on human health. Learn more. .png) 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!
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Texas breaks new ground in effort to keep our forests healthy
On June 24, for the first time in Texas, Texas A&M Forest Service successfully merchandised, marketed and sold 224 acres of timber for the USDA Forest Service. This timber sale marks a successful step forward in the first phase of a larger Good Neighbor Authority project meant to nurture healthier, more resilient forests in Texas. more...
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District Forester Jason Ellis wins 2019 Forest Stewardship Forester Award
Jason Ellis, Jacksonville District Forester for Texas A&M Forest Service, was awarded the 2019 Forest Stewardship Forester Award by the USDA Forest Service Southern Region and the Southern Group of State Foresters. Throughout his career, Ellis has consistently excelled at helping rural, private landowners achieve sustainable management of their forested lands throughout his district. more...
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Fort Worth Braces Regional Champion Trees for Tree-Killing Pest
With the recent confirmation of the invasive emerald ash borer (EAB) in Tarrant County, the City of Fort Worth, ArborJet and Texas A&M Forest Service united to protect two regional champion ash trees, the regional champion green ash and the regional champion Texas ash, from the deadly pest. more...
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