Conservation

Information about the implementation of Forestry Best Management Practices in East Texas.

A national priorities document as part of the forest action plan.

Workforce Development Application Worksheet

Module 10 lesson and student pages

The Blue Hole in Wimberley, Texas, is a popular swimming spot and regional park that has been preserved since 2003 with sustainable features like rainwater systems. Nearby, Jacob’s Well Natural Area offers hiking, birding, and swimming, with reservations required for access to the spring.

The 2022 drought was the worst in Texas since 2011, causing major economic and health problems. As the state’s population grows, water shortages could become a bigger issue, but conservation efforts offer hope for the future.

Forest Landowner Briefings VIII

Forest Landowner Briefings VII

2022 February Texas Water Source

Texas Water Source November 2020

TWS Lake O The Pines January 2020

TWS Central Texas December29 2018 newsletter

TWS Central Texas December15 2018 newsletter

Long-term care of private land in Texas, supported by organizations like Texas A&M Forest Service and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, promotes sustainable land stewardship through tailored plans and conservation practices that enhance water quality, wildlife habitat, and ecosystem health.

Texas’ forests and woodlands, covering over 60 million acres, rely on Best Management Practices (BMPs) to protect soil and water resources, with support from organizations like the Texas A&M Forest Service and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority.

The Texas A&M Forest Service (TFS) has been actively combating oak wilt, a fungal disease threatening oak trees, through various programs, partnerships, and educational efforts, saving millions of trees and generating significant economic benefits.

Descagar Flat Smokey en Español

Hardwood Suitability for and Properties of important Midsouth Soils

2020 Forest Literacy Plan

Self-Guided Forest & Nature Therapy Fact Sheet

Student Service Leader for tree trails for educators secondary 4

Tree Trails Project Learning Tree Correlation

A Student Service Leader Certificate for the tree trails for educators lessons

Sample Needs Assessment Format

Tree trails for educators lesson 10 – Career Cards

Urban Forestry

Tree History

Elementary Internet Links to complement the Tree Trails Program

Technical Guidelines and Quality Assurance Standards for Longleaf Pine

Red-cockaded Woodpecker Safe Harbor Fact Sheet

Management Guidelines for the Red-Cockade Woodpecker

Information about the Texas Forest Legacy Program

Ten foundations for healthy communities

And write up about the prescribed range burning in Texas

A checklist for the certified steward award

Learn about careers in the forest through our people of forestry activity booklet.

This app is a support tool that assists potential or new landowners during the initial stages of acquiring or owning property by providing management information and resources based on property goals selected.

Funding Connector serves as a clearinghouse for information about various natural resource programs that offer financial assistance to Texas landowners, communities, and nonprofit organizations to implement conservation practices.

The Texas Forest Action Plan is the state’s plan to make sure that Texas forest resources are effectively managed and conserved. You can explore the data behind the plan in our Forest Action Plan Data Explorer.

As Texans make plans to celebrate the Fourth of July, Texas A&M Forest Service encourages everyone to be careful with any outdoor activity that may cause a spark.

Accomplishments of Texas A&M Forest Service for the Texas Army National Guard

The Texas Forest Information Portal is the one-stop shop for everything related to trees and forests in Texas. This interactive, spatially based platform is designed for landowners, communities, professionals, and the general public to find useful insights into Texas forest resources.

Provides additional background and meanings of the different levels of KBDI

Guidelines for Geocaching permits, locations, containers and content

Map of the Masterson State Forest in Jasper, Texas

An informational brochure describing genetic diversity and its role in tree improvement

Activity for students to practice using a dichotomous tree key and create their own

Activity for students to practice using a dichotomous tree key and create their own

Quick start guide for using Tree Trails

Virtual tour of BMP demonstrations on the W.G. Jones State Forest

Highlights from the fourth round (2000) of BMP Implementation Monitoring in Texas

Results from the fifth round (2002) of BMP Implementation Monitoring in Texas

General summary information on forestry BMPs in Texas

General landowner expectations regarding BMPs and forest operations

BMP considerations for designing and implementing Streamside Management Zones

Financial assistance program designed to restore and enhance longleaf pine ecosystem in Texas

Application for the Texas Longleaf Conservation Assistance Program

Silvicultural guidelines for successfully regenerating longleaf pine

Silvicultural guidelines for successfully managing longleaf pine

Financial assistance program designed to improve wildlife and water resources in the Neches River and Cypress Basins through prescribed fire

Priority watersheds in the Cypress basin for the watershed restoration financial assistance program

Priority watersheds in the Northern Neches River basin for the watershed restoration financial assistance program

Priority watersheds in the Southern Neches River basin for the watershed restoration financial assistance program

Information sheet on price ranges for common forest management practices

Guide to saving trees in the neighborhood

Guide to becoming a Tree Campus USA

Document explaining the Tree Line USA program

Guide to becoming a Tree Line USA utility

Application to be designated a Tree Line USA utility

Fact sheet about the environmental benefits of trees

Fact sheet about the social benefits of trees

Help sheet on identifying tree issues

Texas Forest Legacy Summary

Community planning guide helping to preserve the natural environment in communities experiencing rapid population growth

Application guide for landowners to submit a parcel for consideration as a Forest Legacy conservation easement project

While winter is the ideal time to prune trees, pruning after recent droughts and freezes may cause more damage than good this year.

Texas A&M Forest Service and the Texas Longleaf Team have funding available through the Texas Longleaf Conservation Assistance Program for landowners interested in restoring and enhancing longleaf pine ecosystems on their property.

The presence of the invasive emerald ash borer (EAB) has been confirmed in Cooke County this week.

Texas legislators allocated new funding above current base funding for Texas A&M Forest Service for the next two fiscal years.

These 11 trees played a historic role in the original counties, and some remain today, standing tall next to courthouses across the state.

Al Davis has been appointed director of Texas A&M Forest Service by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents in a special telephonic meeting on June 14.

These 9, historic trees were the starting point for most of the religions we have in Texas today.

Standing tall, trees have seen many hardships our ancestors have gone through.

As Texans make plans to observe Memorial Day, which marks the unofficial start to summer, Texas A&M Forest Service encourages residents to prepare for wildfires.

Big dreams, open land, independence and freedom all drew settlers to Texas.

Throughout history, trees have been icons of past events that have shaped Texas. While some are gone, some of these trees still stand tall and give us a glimpse into the history of our state.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded Texas A&M Forest Service $21.75 million for projects that will expand and conserve forests in the state’s urban areas.

Texas A&M Forest Service has awarded two grants to community programs that promote urban and community forestry.

Community members will plant more than 600 mature trees on February 11 in the Kashmere Gardens Super Neighborhood as part of a Texas A&M Forest Service Green Futures partnership.

Mistletoe is commonly associated with Christmas cheer and sneaking a kiss beneath a bough in a doorway on a cold winter night.

Putting the right tree in the right place will help avoid future problems and bolster the benefits the tree provides over its lifetime.

Maintaining healthy forestland is a long-term commitment and because of the immense benefits of Texas forests, ensuring that forest land remains forested after an owner’s death shouldn’t be left to chance.

Texas A&M Forest Service firefighters across the state have had a busy year, responding to more than 1,725 fires since Dec. 9. Many of those fires were given official names, typically connected to a geographic location or landmark near the fire. While wildfires aren’t to be taken lightly, some of the names can be rather interesting.

Over 99% of Texas is under drought conditions, creating negative impacts to our landscape – especially to trees.

Urban heat islands — microclimates within a highly developed city — can be up to 20 degrees warmer than surrounding areas that are more rural, posing a serious threat to the environment, public health and quality of life.

Christmas trees have been a tradition in the United States for over a century and today, when most families begin searching for the perfect Christmas tree, it comes down to one question – real or artificial?

Texas A&M Forest Service and the Texas Longleaf Pine Implementation Team have announced available funding for private landowners interested in restoring and enhancing longleaf pine ecosystems on their property.

The Nature Challenge website launched today, connecting Texans with fun, creative ways to explore the outdoors, learn new skills and get involved in their community.

Forestry officials from Texas A&M Forest Service have scheduled demolition for buildings and facilities remaining at the agency’s vacated Lufkin location on S First Street.

Maps using Forest Inventory & Analysis data to show status and disturbance as part of “Restoring the Coastal Forests of Texas” project

Oak wilt is one of the most destructive tree diseases in the United States, and has been killing oak trees in Central Texas at epidemic proportions. Texas A&M Forest Service urges all Texans, particularly hunters, to take preventative measures and be cautious when collecting and purchasing firewood this time of year to reduce the spread of oak wilt.

Texas A&M Forest Service is now accepting applications for the 2020 Southern Pine Beetle (SPB) Prevention Cost-Share Program. Through this program, eligible forest landowners can receive financial and technical assistance related to reducing the threat of future SPB infestations and outbreaks.

Today, the State of Texas and USDA Forest Service signed a historic agreement that formalizes the framework for a collaborative response between state and federal agencies responding to wildfires, natural resource concerns and ecological challenges in Texas.

While Texans are doing things differently this spring and summer, the threat of wildfire is constant. Texas A&M Forest Service encourages Texans to take part in National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Wildfire Community Preparedness Day.

Texas A&M Forest Service, in cooperation with the Texas Army National Guard, plans to conduct a 3,700-acre prescribed burn at Camp Bowie Feb. 25 through 28. Texas A&M Forest Service has been monitoring weather conditions and has scheduled the burn when the weather and fuel conditions meet the prescription.

The 2020 Texas Forest Action Plan. A comprehensive analysis of forest-related conditions, trends, threats, and opportunities in Texas and a strategy to address them.

Texas A&M Forest Service employees gathered in Temple, Texas at the Frank W. Mayborn Civic and Convention Center. Each year, agency employees meet to reflect on the last year’s progress and plan for the future.

Texas A&M Forest Service, The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Lubbock County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, High Plains Underground Water Conservation District and Texas Parks and Wildlife invite you to join them for the second in a series of conservation workshops on October 24 at 5 p.m. at the Lubbock Lake Landmark at 2401 Landmark Lane.

Forestry officials from across the United States unveiled a new web application this week that will help communities, investors and wood buyers determine the supply of available forest resources in a given area and make more informed decisions on where to locate wood-based businesses in the U.S. South.

This weekend significant wildfire potential will increase across West and Central Texas as temperatures remain near 100 degrees and wind speeds increase to 10 to 15 mph.

Smokey Bear, the face of the longest-running PSA campaign in United States history, turns 75 today, continuing his legacy of bringing awareness to unwanted, human-caused fires in America.

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.

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.

Recently, our podcast, “Trees Are Key with Paul Johnson” celebrated a milestone. As of February 7, our free, weekly podcast has received more than 100,000 listens. “Trees Are Key” is hosted by Paul Johnson, Texas A&M Forest Service Community Forestry Program Leader.

Texas has entered its winter wildfire and prescribed fire season. In the coming weeks, Texas A&M Forest Service will be conducting several prescribed fires in Bastrop County.

Report on the economic contribution of the urban & community forest industry in Texas

Funds Available for Forest Thinning Through Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program. Texas A&M Forest Service is now accepting applications for the 2018 Southern Pine Beetle (SPB) Prevention Program Thinning Cost-Share. Through this program, eligible forest landowners can receive

Landowners may wonder what the record-high lumber prices in the first half of 2018 signal for timber prices. This historically high lumber price leads many to expect higher prices for standing timber, however, the association between lumber and timber prices is loose over short time span

Busy schedules, excessive screen time and lots of other factors keep kids from connecting with nature, even though study after study show that spending time outdoors makes them healthier, happier and smarter. Same goes for adults. So why not head outside together? From Au

Order form for purchasing Firesafe equipment

The Governor’s Commission to Rebuild Texas is making it possible for the many officials at all levels of government engaged in Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts to literally get on the same page using a new software application developed by the Texas A&M Forest Service.

Landowners, homeowners and forestry professionals are invited to attend the first Western Gulf Forest Health Conference. This two-day conference will focus on issues affecting both rural forestlands and individual trees within urban and suburban areas. These forests and tr

Approximately 4,000 more trees are taking root in wildfire-scarred Texas soil this weekend thanks to the planting efforts of student volunteers from Texas A&M University.

San Jacinto County has developed a plan that will better prepare the community for wildfires. The Community Wildfire Protection Plan is the 18 th countywide CWPP in Texas. It was developed by San Jacinto

A loblolly pine on the T.L.L. Temple Foundation Boggy Slough Conservation Area west of Lufkin was recently confirmed by Texas A&M Forest Service to be the largest of its kind in the state. Located within 200 feet of Cochino Bayou, a prominent waterway, the champion lob

As tax season in Texas approaches, have you considered brushing up on tax laws regarding timberland properties?

Students from Houston’s impoverished East End are changing their schools, their neighborhoods and their futures — for the better. And the forestry and agricultural communities are taking notice. A multi-agency team of Green Ambassadors has been a

Information on restoration and recovery efforts for ponderosa pines in the Davis Mountains

2017 Community Protection Program grant summary

Texans from across the state gathered today in the Oldest Town in Texas to celebrate the State Arbor Day and how trees can connect the past, present and future.

We encourage all Texas communities to celebrate trees and to learn about the benefits they provide for us every day — like clean air, clear water, improving our health and even saving us money on energy bills.

The wait is over. The announcement has come. Furr High School is an XQ America Super School. And although this may be new news to most Texans – the recognition did not happen overnight.

Landowners in many parts of Texas have an opportunity to receive reimbursement for the cost of having a prescribed burn conducted on their property.

Conservation program offers financial assistance to landowners Funding is now available for East Texas landowners to help keep Texas forests healthy. The Environmental Quality Incentives Program provides financial assistance to property owners for conducting specific land conservation practices. Conserv

Two Mexican blue oaks in Big Bend Ranch State Park were recently confirmed by Texas A&M Forest Service to be the largest of their kind in the state. Located in a remote canyon in the middle of the park, the trees are on the latest edition of the Texas Big Tree Registry, a

Prioritization map and methods for prioritizing Texas watersheds by forest importance to surface drinking water for source water protection

Key findings of the Forest Inventory and Analysis National Woodland Owner Survey for 2011-2013

One hundred communities across Texas are receiving a special delivery of 100 trees in honor of Texas A&M Forest Service’s centennial year, capping off a full year of celebrating the agency’s commitment to conserve and protect Texas’ trees and forests.

Caring for Texas’ trees takes hard work and dedication. At this year’s Texas Tree Conference over a thousand tree care professionals gathered in Waco to learn from national leaders in research, commercial and utility arboriculture and urban forestry.

This year as part of National 4-H Week and One Day 4-H, the Texas 4-H Youth Development Program will partner with the Texas A&M Forest Service to help celebrate that agency’s 100th anniversary of protecting the citizens of Texas and the country.

The wildfires of 2011 caused significant destruction throughout Bastrop County. Residents may now wonder what can be done to reclaim the beauty of the landscape. This question can be answered during Texas A&M Forest Service’s landowner workshop.

Texas A&M Forest Service and Texas Forestry Association are offering a free workshop next month for landowners, foresters and others in the Texas forest sector.

Hundreds of Aggies are once again heading to Bastrop State Park to help replenish trees lost during the devastating 2011 wildfire season—which destroyed an estimated 96 percent of the park.

Hundreds of Aggies are once again heading to Bastrop State Park to help replenish trees lost during the devastating 2011 wildfire season—which destroyed an estimated 96 percent of the park.

Hundreds of Texas A&M Forest Service employees convened Tuesday at the Bell County Expo Center for their annual personnel meeting.

Hundreds gathered in Waco this week to celebrate the accomplishments of those who have dedicated their talents to spreading a leafy green canopy over Texas.

Texas A&M Forest Service has completed a new study of the economic contribution provided by forestry-driven, wood-based industries in Texas. The report shows that the total economic contributions of the Texas forest sector include $30.3 billion in industry output, supporting more than 130,600 jobs; and continues to be one of the top ten manufacturing sectors in the state.

Texas A&M Forest Service (TFS), on behalf of the Texas Longleaf Pine Implementation Team, announced today that funding is now available to private landowners to conserve and increase the total acreage of longleaf pine within Texas.

The Nature Conservancy, Texas A&M Forest Service, and the U.S. Forest Service have collaborated to purchase a conservation easement on 4,785 acres of forestland in the Longleaf Ridge area of East Texas, permanently protecting some of the best longleaf pine habitat in the state.

An estimated 5.6 million trees that once shaded homes, streets and parks in communities across Texas now are dead as a result of last year’s unrelenting drought. The finding comes from a study conducted by Texas Forest Service urban foresters, who spent the las

Presentation on forest management in the face of change at drought symposium held in February 2012

Presentation on PINEMAP project at the drought symposium held in February 2012

Forest Legacy program guidelines

As many as 500 million trees scattered across the Lone Star State have died this year as a result of the unrelenting drought, according to preliminary estimates from Texas Forest Service. The numbers were derived by Texas Forest Service foresters, who canvassed lo

Biological and physiochemical results from a stream monitoring project designed to test forestry BMP effectiveness in Texas (2008)

Results of the 2003 Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) assessment in Texas

As Texans make plans to celebrate the Fourth of July, Texas A&M Forest Service encourages everyone to be careful with any outdoor activity that may cause a spark.

While winter is the ideal time to prune trees, pruning after recent droughts and freezes may cause more damage than good this year.

Texas A&M Forest Service and the Texas Longleaf Team have funding available through the Texas Longleaf Conservation Assistance Program for landowners interested in restoring and enhancing longleaf pine ecosystems on their property.

The presence of the invasive emerald ash borer (EAB) has been confirmed in Cooke County this week.

Texas legislators allocated new funding above current base funding for Texas A&M Forest Service for the next two fiscal years.

These 11 trees played a historic role in the original counties, and some remain today, standing tall next to courthouses across the state.

Al Davis has been appointed director of Texas A&M Forest Service by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents in a special telephonic meeting on June 14.

These 9, historic trees were the starting point for most of the religions we have in Texas today.

Standing tall, trees have seen many hardships our ancestors have gone through.

As Texans make plans to observe Memorial Day, which marks the unofficial start to summer, Texas A&M Forest Service encourages residents to prepare for wildfires.

Big dreams, open land, independence and freedom all drew settlers to Texas.

Throughout history, trees have been icons of past events that have shaped Texas. While some are gone, some of these trees still stand tall and give us a glimpse into the history of our state.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded Texas A&M Forest Service $21.75 million for projects that will expand and conserve forests in the state’s urban areas.

Texas A&M Forest Service has awarded two grants to community programs that promote urban and community forestry.

Community members will plant more than 600 mature trees on February 11 in the Kashmere Gardens Super Neighborhood as part of a Texas A&M Forest Service Green Futures partnership.

Mistletoe is commonly associated with Christmas cheer and sneaking a kiss beneath a bough in a doorway on a cold winter night.

Putting the right tree in the right place will help avoid future problems and bolster the benefits the tree provides over its lifetime.

Maintaining healthy forestland is a long-term commitment and because of the immense benefits of Texas forests, ensuring that forest land remains forested after an owner’s death shouldn’t be left to chance.

Texas A&M Forest Service firefighters across the state have had a busy year, responding to more than 1,725 fires since Dec. 9. Many of those fires were given official names, typically connected to a geographic location or landmark near the fire. While wildfires aren’t to be taken lightly, some of the names can be rather interesting.

Over 99% of Texas is under drought conditions, creating negative impacts to our landscape – especially to trees.

Urban heat islands — microclimates within a highly developed city — can be up to 20 degrees warmer than surrounding areas that are more rural, posing a serious threat to the environment, public health and quality of life.

Christmas trees have been a tradition in the United States for over a century and today, when most families begin searching for the perfect Christmas tree, it comes down to one question – real or artificial?

Texas A&M Forest Service and the Texas Longleaf Pine Implementation Team have announced available funding for private landowners interested in restoring and enhancing longleaf pine ecosystems on their property.

The Nature Challenge website launched today, connecting Texans with fun, creative ways to explore the outdoors, learn new skills and get involved in their community.

Forestry officials from Texas A&M Forest Service have scheduled demolition for buildings and facilities remaining at the agency’s vacated Lufkin location on S First Street.

Oak wilt is one of the most destructive tree diseases in the United States, and has been killing oak trees in Central Texas at epidemic proportions. Texas A&M Forest Service urges all Texans, particularly hunters, to take preventative measures and be cautious when collecting and purchasing firewood this time of year to reduce the spread of oak wilt.

Texas A&M Forest Service is now accepting applications for the 2020 Southern Pine Beetle (SPB) Prevention Cost-Share Program. Through this program, eligible forest landowners can receive financial and technical assistance related to reducing the threat of future SPB infestations and outbreaks.

Today, the State of Texas and USDA Forest Service signed a historic agreement that formalizes the framework for a collaborative response between state and federal agencies responding to wildfires, natural resource concerns and ecological challenges in Texas.

While Texans are doing things differently this spring and summer, the threat of wildfire is constant. Texas A&M Forest Service encourages Texans to take part in National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Wildfire Community Preparedness Day.

Texas A&M Forest Service, in cooperation with the Texas Army National Guard, plans to conduct a 3,700-acre prescribed burn at Camp Bowie Feb. 25 through 28. Texas A&M Forest Service has been monitoring weather conditions and has scheduled the burn when the weather and fuel conditions meet the prescription.

Texas A&M Forest Service employees gathered in Temple, Texas at the Frank W. Mayborn Civic and Convention Center. Each year, agency employees meet to reflect on the last year’s progress and plan for the future.

Texas A&M Forest Service, The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Lubbock County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, High Plains Underground Water Conservation District and Texas Parks and Wildlife invite you to join them for the second in a series of conservation workshops on October 24 at 5 p.m. at the Lubbock Lake Landmark at 2401 Landmark Lane.

Forestry officials from across the United States unveiled a new web application this week that will help communities, investors and wood buyers determine the supply of available forest resources in a given area and make more informed decisions on where to locate wood-based businesses in the U.S. South.

This weekend significant wildfire potential will increase across West and Central Texas as temperatures remain near 100 degrees and wind speeds increase to 10 to 15 mph.

Smokey Bear, the face of the longest-running PSA campaign in United States history, turns 75 today, continuing his legacy of bringing awareness to unwanted, human-caused fires in America.

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.

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.

Recently, our podcast, “Trees Are Key with Paul Johnson” celebrated a milestone. As of February 7, our free, weekly podcast has received more than 100,000 listens. “Trees Are Key” is hosted by Paul Johnson, Texas A&M Forest Service Community Forestry Program Leader.

Texas has entered its winter wildfire and prescribed fire season. In the coming weeks, Texas A&M Forest Service will be conducting several prescribed fires in Bastrop County.

Funds Available for Forest Thinning Through Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program. Texas A&M Forest Service is now accepting applications for the 2018 Southern Pine Beetle (SPB) Prevention Program Thinning Cost-Share. Through this program, eligible forest landowners can receive

Landowners may wonder what the record-high lumber prices in the first half of 2018 signal for timber prices. This historically high lumber price leads many to expect higher prices for standing timber, however, the association between lumber and timber prices is loose over short time span

Busy schedules, excessive screen time and lots of other factors keep kids from connecting with nature, even though study after study show that spending time outdoors makes them healthier, happier and smarter. Same goes for adults. So why not head outside together? From Au

The Governor’s Commission to Rebuild Texas is making it possible for the many officials at all levels of government engaged in Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts to literally get on the same page using a new software application developed by the Texas A&M Forest Service.

Landowners, homeowners and forestry professionals are invited to attend the first Western Gulf Forest Health Conference. This two-day conference will focus on issues affecting both rural forestlands and individual trees within urban and suburban areas. These forests and tr

Approximately 4,000 more trees are taking root in wildfire-scarred Texas soil this weekend thanks to the planting efforts of student volunteers from Texas A&M University.

San Jacinto County has developed a plan that will better prepare the community for wildfires. The Community Wildfire Protection Plan is the 18 th countywide CWPP in Texas. It was developed by San Jacinto

A loblolly pine on the T.L.L. Temple Foundation Boggy Slough Conservation Area west of Lufkin was recently confirmed by Texas A&M Forest Service to be the largest of its kind in the state. Located within 200 feet of Cochino Bayou, a prominent waterway, the champion lob

As tax season in Texas approaches, have you considered brushing up on tax laws regarding timberland properties?

Students from Houston’s impoverished East End are changing their schools, their neighborhoods and their futures — for the better. And the forestry and agricultural communities are taking notice. A multi-agency team of Green Ambassadors has been a

Texans from across the state gathered today in the Oldest Town in Texas to celebrate the State Arbor Day and how trees can connect the past, present and future.

We encourage all Texas communities to celebrate trees and to learn about the benefits they provide for us every day — like clean air, clear water, improving our health and even saving us money on energy bills.

The wait is over. The announcement has come. Furr High School is an XQ America Super School. And although this may be new news to most Texans – the recognition did not happen overnight.

Landowners in many parts of Texas have an opportunity to receive reimbursement for the cost of having a prescribed burn conducted on their property.

Conservation program offers financial assistance to landowners Funding is now available for East Texas landowners to help keep Texas forests healthy. The Environmental Quality Incentives Program provides financial assistance to property owners for conducting specific land conservation practices. Conserv

Two Mexican blue oaks in Big Bend Ranch State Park were recently confirmed by Texas A&M Forest Service to be the largest of their kind in the state. Located in a remote canyon in the middle of the park, the trees are on the latest edition of the Texas Big Tree Registry, a

One hundred communities across Texas are receiving a special delivery of 100 trees in honor of Texas A&M Forest Service’s centennial year, capping off a full year of celebrating the agency’s commitment to conserve and protect Texas’ trees and forests.

Caring for Texas’ trees takes hard work and dedication. At this year’s Texas Tree Conference over a thousand tree care professionals gathered in Waco to learn from national leaders in research, commercial and utility arboriculture and urban forestry.

This year as part of National 4-H Week and One Day 4-H, the Texas 4-H Youth Development Program will partner with the Texas A&M Forest Service to help celebrate that agency’s 100th anniversary of protecting the citizens of Texas and the country.

The wildfires of 2011 caused significant destruction throughout Bastrop County. Residents may now wonder what can be done to reclaim the beauty of the landscape. This question can be answered during Texas A&M Forest Service’s landowner workshop.

Texas A&M Forest Service and Texas Forestry Association are offering a free workshop next month for landowners, foresters and others in the Texas forest sector.

Hundreds of Aggies are once again heading to Bastrop State Park to help replenish trees lost during the devastating 2011 wildfire season—which destroyed an estimated 96 percent of the park.

Hundreds of Aggies are once again heading to Bastrop State Park to help replenish trees lost during the devastating 2011 wildfire season—which destroyed an estimated 96 percent of the park.

Hundreds of Texas A&M Forest Service employees convened Tuesday at the Bell County Expo Center for their annual personnel meeting.

Hundreds gathered in Waco this week to celebrate the accomplishments of those who have dedicated their talents to spreading a leafy green canopy over Texas.

Texas A&M Forest Service has completed a new study of the economic contribution provided by forestry-driven, wood-based industries in Texas. The report shows that the total economic contributions of the Texas forest sector include $30.3 billion in industry output, supporting more than 130,600 jobs; and continues to be one of the top ten manufacturing sectors in the state.

Texas A&M Forest Service (TFS), on behalf of the Texas Longleaf Pine Implementation Team, announced today that funding is now available to private landowners to conserve and increase the total acreage of longleaf pine within Texas.

The Nature Conservancy, Texas A&M Forest Service, and the U.S. Forest Service have collaborated to purchase a conservation easement on 4,785 acres of forestland in the Longleaf Ridge area of East Texas, permanently protecting some of the best longleaf pine habitat in the state.

An estimated 5.6 million trees that once shaded homes, streets and parks in communities across Texas now are dead as a result of last year’s unrelenting drought. The finding comes from a study conducted by Texas Forest Service urban foresters, who spent the las

As many as 500 million trees scattered across the Lone Star State have died this year as a result of the unrelenting drought, according to preliminary estimates from Texas Forest Service. The numbers were derived by Texas Forest Service foresters, who canvassed lo

Workforce Development Application Worksheet

Order form for purchasing Firesafe equipment

Information about the implementation of Forestry Best Management Practices in East Texas.

A national priorities document as part of the forest action plan.

The Blue Hole in Wimberley, Texas, is a popular swimming spot and regional park that has been preserved since 2003 with sustainable features like rainwater systems. Nearby, Jacob’s Well Natural Area offers hiking, birding, and swimming, with reservations required for access to the spring.

The 2022 drought was the worst in Texas since 2011, causing major economic and health problems. As the state’s population grows, water shortages could become a bigger issue, but conservation efforts offer hope for the future.

Forest Landowner Briefings VIII

Forest Landowner Briefings VII

2022 February Texas Water Source

Texas Water Source November 2020

TWS Lake O The Pines January 2020

TWS Central Texas December29 2018 newsletter

TWS Central Texas December15 2018 newsletter

Long-term care of private land in Texas, supported by organizations like Texas A&M Forest Service and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, promotes sustainable land stewardship through tailored plans and conservation practices that enhance water quality, wildlife habitat, and ecosystem health.

Texas’ forests and woodlands, covering over 60 million acres, rely on Best Management Practices (BMPs) to protect soil and water resources, with support from organizations like the Texas A&M Forest Service and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority.

Hardwood Suitability for and Properties of important Midsouth Soils

2020 Forest Literacy Plan

Self-Guided Forest & Nature Therapy Fact Sheet

Sample Needs Assessment Format

Tree trails for educators lesson 10 – Career Cards

Elementary Internet Links to complement the Tree Trails Program

Technical Guidelines and Quality Assurance Standards for Longleaf Pine

Red-cockaded Woodpecker Safe Harbor Fact Sheet

Management Guidelines for the Red-Cockade Woodpecker

Information about the Texas Forest Legacy Program

Ten foundations for healthy communities

And write up about the prescribed range burning in Texas

Accomplishments of Texas A&M Forest Service for the Texas Army National Guard

Provides additional background and meanings of the different levels of KBDI

Guidelines for Geocaching permits, locations, containers and content

Map of the Masterson State Forest in Jasper, Texas

An informational brochure describing genetic diversity and its role in tree improvement

Activity for students to practice using a dichotomous tree key and create their own

Activity for students to practice using a dichotomous tree key and create their own

Quick start guide for using Tree Trails

Virtual tour of BMP demonstrations on the W.G. Jones State Forest

Highlights from the fourth round (2000) of BMP Implementation Monitoring in Texas

Results from the fifth round (2002) of BMP Implementation Monitoring in Texas

General summary information on forestry BMPs in Texas

General landowner expectations regarding BMPs and forest operations

BMP considerations for designing and implementing Streamside Management Zones

Financial assistance program designed to restore and enhance longleaf pine ecosystem in Texas

Application for the Texas Longleaf Conservation Assistance Program

Silvicultural guidelines for successfully regenerating longleaf pine

Silvicultural guidelines for successfully managing longleaf pine

Financial assistance program designed to improve wildlife and water resources in the Neches River and Cypress Basins through prescribed fire

Priority watersheds in the Cypress basin for the watershed restoration financial assistance program

Priority watersheds in the Northern Neches River basin for the watershed restoration financial assistance program

Priority watersheds in the Southern Neches River basin for the watershed restoration financial assistance program

Information sheet on price ranges for common forest management practices

Guide to saving trees in the neighborhood

Guide to becoming a Tree Campus USA

Document explaining the Tree Line USA program

Guide to becoming a Tree Line USA utility

Application to be designated a Tree Line USA utility

Fact sheet about the environmental benefits of trees

Fact sheet about the social benefits of trees

Help sheet on identifying tree issues

Texas Forest Legacy Summary

Community planning guide helping to preserve the natural environment in communities experiencing rapid population growth

Application guide for landowners to submit a parcel for consideration as a Forest Legacy conservation easement project

Maps using Forest Inventory & Analysis data to show status and disturbance as part of “Restoring the Coastal Forests of Texas” project

The 2020 Texas Forest Action Plan. A comprehensive analysis of forest-related conditions, trends, threats, and opportunities in Texas and a strategy to address them.

Report on the economic contribution of the urban & community forest industry in Texas

Information on restoration and recovery efforts for ponderosa pines in the Davis Mountains

2017 Community Protection Program grant summary

Prioritization map and methods for prioritizing Texas watersheds by forest importance to surface drinking water for source water protection

Key findings of the Forest Inventory and Analysis National Woodland Owner Survey for 2011-2013

Presentation on forest management in the face of change at drought symposium held in February 2012

Presentation on PINEMAP project at the drought symposium held in February 2012

Forest Legacy program guidelines

Biological and physiochemical results from a stream monitoring project designed to test forestry BMP effectiveness in Texas (2008)

Results of the 2003 Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) assessment in Texas

Module 10 lesson and student pages

Descagar Flat Smokey en Español

Student Service Leader for tree trails for educators secondary 4

Tree Trails Project Learning Tree Correlation

A Student Service Leader Certificate for the tree trails for educators lessons

Urban Forestry

Tree History

This app is a support tool that assists potential or new landowners during the initial stages of acquiring or owning property by providing management information and resources based on property goals selected.

Funding Connector serves as a clearinghouse for information about various natural resource programs that offer financial assistance to Texas landowners, communities, and nonprofit organizations to implement conservation practices.

The Texas Forest Action Plan is the state’s plan to make sure that Texas forest resources are effectively managed and conserved. You can explore the data behind the plan in our Forest Action Plan Data Explorer.

The Texas Forest Information Portal is the one-stop shop for everything related to trees and forests in Texas. This interactive, spatially based platform is designed for landowners, communities, professionals, and the general public to find useful insights into Texas forest resources.