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We're tasked by the state with responding to wildfires. We study weather patterns, drought cycles and the status of vegetation across the state to predict when and where dangerous fire conditions may occur. Should a wildfire ignite, we maintain a statewide network of strategically-placed teams of firefighters and equipment so that we're able to respond quickly when the call comes.
Rural fire departments respond to 80 percent of wildfires in Texas - and they do it with shoestring budgets and almost entirely with volunteers. We help fire departments pay for needed training and equipment and help Texans learn how to prevent, prepare for and protect against wildfire.
With roughly 94 percent of forestland in Texas privately owned, the trees, forests—and the benefits they provide - rests in the hands of thousands of Texans. While keeping the entire state's forested landscape in mind, we inform and educate landowners on sustainable land management practices.
We work with communities to plant, care for and conserve trees. We empower local volunteers to make a positive impact in their communities. We are here to assist when disaster strikes with damage assessments, information, technical assistance and long-term recovery.
We analyze and monitor forests, landscapes and communities for susceptibility to health and wildfire risks. We take action with education, information, diagnosis and treatment. We know that any information we have is more powerful when we give it to you.
We can help quench your thirst for learning. Explore links to identify trees using their leaves and branches, create your own tree trails and experience Texas history from the perspective of a witness tree. Share activities in the classroom to open up a world of conservation for new generations.
Rural fire departments respond to 80 percent of the wildfires in Texas - and they do it with shoestring budgets and a staff often made up almost entirely of volunteers. Sometimes they need a little help. Our programs help fire departments pay for needed training and equipment. We also help communities and property owners learn to prevent, prepare for and protect against wildfire.
We work with communities to plant, care for and conserve trees where people live, work and play. We foster appreciation and stewardship of urban forests empowering local volunteers to make a positive impact in their communities. We are here to assist when disaster strikes. From damage assessment, to information and technical assistance, to long-term recovery - we help property owners and communities thrive.
Our experts research, analyze and carefully monitor forests, landscapes and communities for susceptibility to health and wildfire risks. We take action with education, information, diagnosis and treatment. We know that any information or knowledge we have is more powerful when we give it to you. As a state agency, our responsibility is share what we know.
If you have an unquenchable thirst for learning, we offer programs and information that you may either explore independently or share with a group. Learn about trees, forests, the benefits they provide and the challenges they face. Read stories about trees that are living witness to Texas history. Locate champion trees across the state. And bring activities into the classroom to open a world of conservation to a new generation.
+Conservation Education Resources
Insects & Diseases
Tree Identification
Famous Trees of Texas
Texas Big Tree Registry
State Forests & Arboretums
Bastrop - A Story of Wildfire and Restoration
Video Gallery
Photo Gallery
Podcasts
Geocaching
+Monthly Map Monday
We have a series of geocaches throughout Texas to showcase various aspects of our agency and properties we manage. Find TAMFS Geocaches below and sign up for free at geocaching.com. Then grab your GPS unit or download a geocaching app on your smartphone and head outdoors to begin your search.
To celebrate Smokey Bear's 70th birthday in 2014, Texas A&M Forest Service created a commemorative geocoin to help spread Smokey's wildfire prevention message across the country, and the world. Have you been able to find one of Smokey Bear’s 70th Birthday Geocoins?
Prescribed fire is a useful management tool and provides numerous benefits to our ecosystem. Find Prescribed Fire Geocoins all over Texas and around the world.
Smokey Bear's 75th birthday in 2019 was a nationwide celebration. To help celebrate and to wish Smokey a Happy 75th Birthday, Texas A&M Forest Service created a 75th birthday cake geocoin to help spread Smokey's wildfire prevention message. If you're lucky, you might run across one of Smokey Bear’s 75th Birthday Geocoins.
Visit the Jones State Forest in Conroe to find the Texas A&M Forest Service TB Hotel where trackables are often found. You can also find several caches hidden on the forest by fellow geocachers at geocaching.com
Texas A&M Forest Service has hidden 13 geocaches at various offices throughout Texas. View a map or find cache pages on Geocaching.com.
TAMFS - Headquarters
TAMFS - Fairchild State Forest
TAMFS - Kirby State Forest
TAMFS - Masterson State Forest
TAMFS - Merkel Office
TAMFS - Nichols Arboretum
TAMFS - Petty Arboretum
TAMFS - Siecke State Forest
TAMFS - Idalou
TAMFS - Hudson
TAMFS - La Grange
TAMFS - Nacogdoches
TAMFS - Fort Stockton
More than four million real Christmas trees are sold annually in Texas, supporting farms and agriculture businesses throughout the state. As the holiday season nears, Texas A&M Forest Service encourages purchasing real Christmas trees to help boost the Texas economy.
Texas A&M Forest Service offers careers that can take you anywhere from a wildfire line defending lives and homes, to a forest protecting and conserving Texas natural resources to a computer working on a new application to create solutions for Texans across the state.
Are you a Texas landowner? Meet your land management goals with My Land Management Connector (MLMC), a free web application created by Texas A&M Forest Service. With MLMC, landowners can find qualified service providers that serve their area and connect with neighboring landowners to save on service costs. Create your account today.
San Antonio non-profit plants more than 500 trees, utilizing Texas A&M Forest Service Grant Bexar Branches Alliance, a San Antonio-based urban forestry non-profit, recently visited five schools to share forestry presentations with 800 fourth and fifth grade students and planted more than 500 trees among the schools.
Bexar Branches Alliance, a San Antonio-based urban forestry non-profit, recently visited five schools to share forestry presentations with 800 fourth and fifth grade students and planted more than 500 trees among the schools.
Bruce Woods named Regents Fellow Service Award winner Known for his passion and leadership to others, Bruce Woods’ dedication to the fire service has earned him The Texas A&M University System 2023 Regents Fellow Service Award.
Real Texas Christmas trees boost economy, generating $397 million in direct contributions More than four million real Christmas trees are sold annually in Texas, supporting farms and agriculture businesses throughout the state. As the holiday season nears, Texas A&M Forest Service encourages purchasing real Christmas trees to help boost the Texas economy.