 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!  Protect Texas land and forests from invasive insects and
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4/11/2019 5:25:00 PM
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.
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4/10/2019 3:20:00 PM
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.
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4/8/2019 3:55:00 PM
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.
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