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Manage Forests and Land Forest Health

WEBTexas A&M Forest Service Forest Health was established in 1962 to deal with an increasing southern pine beetle problem in Southeast Texas. Since then, responsibilities …

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Urban and Community Forestry Healthy Trees, Healthy …

WEBABOUT URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY: HEALTHY TREES, HEALTHY LIVES. As public health concerns of obesity, mental health and premature …

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WEBNovember 7, 2023 Texas A&M Forest Service offering $16.65 million to promote sustainable community forests COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M Forest …

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Learn and Explore W. Goodrich Jones State Forest TFS

WEBW.G. Jones State Forest is one of the nation’s largest working urban forests. The primary purpose of this forest is resource education. Sound scientific forest management that …

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Manage Forests and Land DISEASES TFS

WEBOak wilt (PDF, 654KB) is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of oaks across 76 counties in Central and West Texas. An infection starts when sap-feeding …

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Connect Emerald ash borer moves south, confirmed in five new …

WEBThe presence of the invasive emerald ash borer (EAB) is confirmed in Grayson, Hill, Hood, McLennan and Palo Pinto Counties. EAB is infesting and killing ash …

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Learn and Explore Big Tree Registry TFS

WEBTexas A&M Forest Service awards historic $15.4 million through forestry grant program (1) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2024 Texas A&M Forest …

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Manage Forests and Land INVASIVE SPECIES TFS

WEBInvasive species include a variety of plants, insects and animals that have been introduced from other regions/ecosystems and cause, or are likely to cause, harm …

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Connect Five-year study examines health of bees in East Texas TFS

WEBMarch 27, 2023. Five-year study examines health of bees in East Texas. The American bumblebee population is alive and well in East Texas, according to early indications from …

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Manage Forests and Land INSECTS TFS

WEBMay 2016 - The emerald ash borer beetle that has killed tens of millions of ash trees across the United States has been detected in Texas. EAB is a non-native, …

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Connect Put the right tree in the right place to maximize …

WEBTexas A&M Forest Service Contacts: Mickey Merritt, Texas A&M Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program Leader, 713-562-6469, …

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Connect Extreme environmental conditions make Texas trees …

WEBFebruary 5, 2024. Extreme environmental conditions make Texas trees susceptible to secondary stressors. COLLEGE STATION, Texas—With three consecutive years of …

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Connect Mitigating the impacts of invasive species in …

WEBTexas A&M Forest Service is mitigating the impacts of invasive species in Texas through several efforts. The emerald ash borer (EAB) is a destructive, invasive …

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7 Tree and Forest Health

WEBTree and Forest Health. History has shown us the risk of planting too many of the same species in the urban forest. Cities and forests have lost many millions of trees to foreign …

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Manage Forests and Land OAK WILT: FREQUENTLY ASKED …

WEBFOREST HEALTH: OAK WILT: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS. Oak wilt (PDF, 654KB) is one of the most destructive tree diseases in the United States, and it is killing …

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Manage Forests and Land MISTLETOE TFS

WEBAmerican mistletoe (genus Phoradendron) is a persistent, evergreen, photosynthetic (contains chlorophyll), seed-producing plant that is parasitic on certain woody plants, …

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Benefits of Trees: Environmental

WEBThis interception lessens the force of rainfall and reduces runoff and erosion. Research indicates that a single large mature tree intercepts about 6,000 gallons of rainfall per …

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Manage Forests and Land Invasive Trees TFS

WEBInvasive species have two main characteristics: they are non-native to an ecosystem and their introduction causes or is likely to cause harm to the economy, environment or …

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Healthy Trees, Healthy Lives

WEBHealthy Trees, Healthy Lives . oundations Ten F for Healthy Communities: 1. A sustainable and well managed street tree population that not only incorporates street trees in …

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Thinning Pine Plantations: Why, When and How

WEBA common exception is a natural stand that has regenerated with over 700 trees per acre or a plantation that has experienced heavy in-growth of additional natural pine seedlings. …

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