Management
Forests provide a essential econimc, social, and environmental functions. All of which are increased when managed well.
Managing forestes also keeps them productive and safe from catasrphic loss to insects, diseases, extreme weather events, and wildfires.
Manage your land
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Storms and natural disasters can leave devasting damage to property and trees. Learn about tree salvage and damage to pines.
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The process of restoring or replanting trees on land that has been clearcut or destroyed by natural disasters.
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Trees and shrubs systematically planted adjacent to fields, homesteads, or feedlots as a barrier to reduce or redirect wind.
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Tax laws provide special incentives for timber growers, but it’s important for you to understand tax treatment on timber.
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The proactive management of forest resources to improve the overall health and productivity of the local ecosystem. Connect to write a forest stewardship plan.
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Protects important forests at risk of being converted into non-forest uses through conservation easements.
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Learn when and how to thin pine stands to improve forest health, promote tree growth, and reduce the risk of insects, disease, and wildfire.
Forest landowner resources
Being a forest landowner can be overwhelming at times, but there are many resources available to help you develop a sustainable working forest. Like Professional Consulting Foresters and Land Management Vendors, Texas Pro Loggers, Forest Certification Programs, and more.
Tree planting and improvement
For a century, we have provided Texas with seedlings from state nurseries. Seeds for these nurseries were originally provided from forest stands harvested in the region but now come from seed orchards established with trees selected for growth, form, and disease resistance as our tree improvement programs developed.
