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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.
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TFS is committed to making its Website accessible to all users. This statement applies to all pages beginning with "texasforestservice.tamu.edu" or "txforestservice.tamu.edu", "tfsweb.tamu.edu", or “tfs.tamu.edu”.To make the site more accessible, we include several features designed to improve accessibility for users with disabilities. Some of these features include:
We are continually in the process of making sure that major reports and other publications that are on the Website are generally available in HTML or other accessible format. When publishing a document in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), our goal is to also provide an accessible alternative.TFS is committed to making its Website accessible according to the standards set forth by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). To improve the accessibility of our Website, we perform site validation testing with test tools such as Bobby and CSE HTML Validator, and it is our goal to achieve the highest level of accessibility possible.TFS welcomes comments on how to improve the site's accessibility for users with disabilities. If you use assistive technology and the format of any material on our Website interferes with your ability to access the information, please contact the TFS Webmaster. To enable us to respond in a manner most helpful to you, please indicate the nature of your accessibility problem, the preferred format in which to receive the material, the Web address of the requested material, and your contact information.Additional information about accessibility programs in Texas is available from the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities.If you have any questions, comments, requests, suggestions, or complaints, please contact our Webmaster.
Texas A&M Forest Service provides content on the agency website (http://tfsweb.tamu.edu) and other TFS websites in support of two of its key functions of “providing accurate, science-based information and building the capacity of others.” TFS invites visitors to use its online content for personal, educational and other non-commercial purposes. By using the TFS websites and content, you accept and agree to abide by the following terms.Texas A&M Forest Service welcomes you to make fair use of the content as defined by copyright law. Information on United States copyright fair use law is available from the United States Copyright Office. Please note that you are responsible for determining whether your use is fair and for responding to any claims that may arise from your use.In addition, TFS allows personal, educational and other non-commercial uses of the content on the following terms:
Robert O’Brien illustrations:If you wish to use the illustrations, please note that they are Copyright by Robert O’Brien. Our terms of use allow them to be reproduced for educational purposes, however, they may not be altered in any way. The Copyright by Robert O’Brien tag must remain, and credit reference to TFS must be included somewhere in the document. Language such as: “Illustrations Copyright by Robert O’Brien and courtesy of Texas A&M Forest Service” is sufficient.
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In addition to fighting wildfires, Texas A&M Forest Service is called upon to assist during all-hazard emergencies such as natural and man-made disasters and domestic situations. Follow @AllHazardsTFS on Twitter for the latest updated on incidents across the state.
The Bastrop Lost Pines Recovery AggieREPLANT will take place on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. Over the past five years, 2,000 students have planted 43,000 loblolly pine seedlings over 50 acres of parkland.
Texas A&M Forest Service launches online tools to assist Texas landowners Texas A&M Forest Service launched the Learn Plan Act Texas website in partnership with the Southern Group of State Foresters and the Texas Forestry Association to educate Texans on land stewardship practices. The agency also redesigned its My Land Management Connector application in an effort to make stewardship easier than ever before.
Texas A&M AgriLife awards TFS forester for public service Texas A&M AgriLife has awarded Andrew Crocker, Staff Forester for Texas A&M Forest Service, the 2017 Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for Pubic Service in Forestry.
Texas A&M AgriLife awards forester for public service Texas A&M AgriLife has awarded Joel Hambright, Regional Forester for Texas A&M Forest Service, the 2018 Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for Public Service in Forestry.