2023 was a year of community investment for Texas A&M Forest Service. This year we:
🌳 Assisted in planting 15,500 seedlings across the state.
🌳 Sold 55,329 seedlings through the West Texas Nursery
🌳 Through community events and Texas Arbor Day, gave away 39,000 tree seedlings
Bringing the nation’s forest census to urban areas, My City’s Trees provides users with Urban FIA Data and produces custom analyses and reports. Find tree information for a city near you at: https://t.co/JRanBPnGiC
Trees care for your nutrition! Fruit and nuts from trees contain antioxidants which boost your immune system and provide healthy fats to help decrease bad cholesterol levels. #HealthyTreesHealthyLives 🌳🥜
🌲 Approximately 50% of the freshwater resources in Texas originate on forestlands, which provide a continuous and abundant supply of clean water. In fact, many state and national forests were established to protect the country’s water sources. #ForestryFactFriday
A simple way street-trees🌳improve our health is by encourage #walking🚶
We like being in tree-lined streets. Trees separate us from the roadway. Encourage slower driving 🚗 offer shade in summer, stunning colour in Autumn and absorb pollution
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"The responders of the @TXForestService work harder than anyone to protect Texans & their properties. Whether they are battling blazes or fighting floods, these folks work relentlessly, & they deserve our total gratitude.” - Chancellor John Sharp
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Over 99% of Texas is under drought conditions, creating negative impacts to our landscape – especially to trees. The most important thing to do for your trees is water, which can be a challenge when trying to conserve the necessary resource.
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A fuels and fire behavior advisory has been issued for North Central Texas and Western Pineywoods. Fuels and fire behavior advisories are issued to address the risks to firefighter or public safety resulting from abnormal fuels and/or fire behavior. More: https://t.co/68QYNqILzj
Our #ConservationWrangler@TXForestService wants you to know: clean water sources start with healthy forests!🌳 On #NationalLoveATreeDay let's help spread the word about this crucial relationship between Texans, forests & water! Learn more: https://t.co/ypHBP38y5v
As a tall, slender pine, shortleaf pine has heavy and hard wood. Shortleaf’s store over 13 million tons of carbon, which is 2.5% of total carbon stored by trees on forestland in Texas. #SpeciesSpotlight