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Texas A&M Forest Service recently launched Wood Flow South, an interactive website that provides insights into the volume, value and trends of the global forest products trade across the timber supply chain.

Texas A&M Forest Service recently approved $29.3 million in funding for grants to Texas volunteer fire departments through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program.

Texas A&M Forest Service has confirmed emerald ash borer in Young, Montague and Clay counties.

Applications are open for Texas A&M Forest Service’s Mechanical Fuel Reduction and Prescribed Fire grants.

Seven McAllen ISD elementary campuses will soon become home to new schoolyard forests designed to create cooler, greener outdoor spaces for students and surrounding communities. 

The 27th annual Texas Interagency Wildfire Academy: Spring hosted by Texas A&M Forest Service is underway, May 5-14, but this year firefighters are gathering at a new venue, the Lone Star Convention and Expo Center in Conroe. Each year, firefighters travel across the state and nation to attend the academy to continue their education and […]

Smithville location will improve wildfire response and forest management Texas A&M Forest Service, joined by officials from The Texas A&M University System, Texas A&M AgriLife and local community leaders, officially broke ground April 29 on a new regional office in Smithville. The groundbreaking ceremony marks a significant investment in the region’s emergency response capabilities and […]

Texas A&M Forest Service will open applications for the Mechanical Fuel Reduction Grant and Prescribed Fire Grant from June 1 through July 14, 2026. These reimbursement programs are designed to reduce wildfire risk to communities and natural resources across eligible areas of Texas. The Mechanical Fuel Reduction Grant is available to landowners in 39 Central […]

Open house highlights upgrades, honors dispatchers for National Public Safety Telecommunications Week Texas A&M Forest Service held an open house at its wildland fire dispatch center in College Station on April 8 and used the occasion to recognize wildland fire dispatchers and highlight enhancements at the center that will strengthen statewide emergency response. Wildland fire […]

Texas A&M Forest Service recognized participants of the Texas A&M Forest Service Leadership Institute (TFSLI) during a graduation ceremony held April 9. The institute brings together emerging and established leaders from natural resources and emergency management organizations across Texas to strengthen leadership skills and support collaboration across agencies. This year’s graduating class represents the program’s […]