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Forest Science
August 23 2007
Carbon Credit Conference Set Sept. 28 in East Texas
OVERTON An upcoming conference promises to walk landowners through four steps to making a profit from selling carbon credits, said a Texas Cooperative Extension expert.February 09, 2007
Topping Trees Can Be Deadly
WESLACO Paul Johnson goes through a range of emotions when he sees trees being topped: anger, disgust, sorrow, frustration and worse. That's why he, as an urban forester with the Texas Forest Service in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, is spreading the word that topping does serious damage to trees, their value and the value of the entire urban forest.January 26, 2007
Texas Experience Pavilion Designed to Provide Enjoyable Experience for Whole Family
SAN ANTONIO For the third time, Texas Cooperative Extension for Bexar County and the Texas Department of Agriculture will co-present the Texas Experience pavilion at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. The 20,000-square-foot pavilion is located near Freeman Coliseum on the west side of the event grounds.December 06, 2006
Environmental Markets Theme for February Meeting in Houston
COLLEGE STATION Emerging ecosystems markets will be the topic for a meeting Feb. 27 in Houston.November 28, 2006
East Texas Conference to Address Forest Herbicide Usage
OVERTON Pest control in pine forests has changed and along with it, the methods modern foresters use, said a Texas Cooperative Extension expert.November 06, 2006
Valleys First Tree Conference Slated for Nov. 8-9
WESLACO The Lower Rio Grande Valley's first tree conference kicks off later this week to help improve the area's urban forest. The goal of RGV Tree Conference 2006 is to protect existing trees, plant more trees and improve the quality of tree care here, according to a conference organizer.June 08, 2006
Got Biomass for Alternative Fuels? You Betcha, Forestry Expert Says
OVERTON When it comes to alternatives for petroleum, ethanol from row crops is not the only game in town, said a Texas Cooperative Extension expert.January 26, 2006
Forestry Research Challenges 'Fundamental' Law of Nature
COLLEGE STATION When it comes to trees' metabolic rates, size doesn't matter. Nitrogen does, said Dr. Mark Tjoelker, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station forestry researcher.December 09, 2005
New Tree Planting Strategies Promise Higher Economic Returns to Landowners
OVERTON Come December, and the thoughts of East Texas forest landowners turn to planting trees.November 29, 2005
Texas Crop, Weather Report
COLLEGE STATION Even after a long drought, this year's Christmas tree crop has experienced excellent growth, according to Texas Cooperative Extension.October 19, 2005
Landowners with Hurricane-Damaged Timber Advised Not to Panic
OVERTON By all accounts, Hurricane Rita damaged millions of dollars worth of timber in East Texas. But a Texas Cooperative Extension expert said, "Don't panic!"October 12, 2005
Large Shade Trees at Risk as Drought Continues
OVERTON Large shade trees are like old people, said Keith Hansen, Texas Cooperative Extension horticultural agent in Smith County.August 25, 2005
Western Gulf Silvicultural Technology Exchange Rescheduled
SHREVEPORT, La. The Western Gulf Silvicultural Technology Exchange, a conference for professional foresters, has been rescheduled from Sept. 1 to Oct. 3.July 04, 2005
Trees Need Water Too
WESLACO Thinking about planting or transplanting a tree? Forget it - the weather is far too hot. Better to do that between October and February.May 27, 2005
Shift of Weather Patterns Necessitates Rethinking of Reforestation Methods
OVERTON Forest landowners can greatly increase the survival rate of pine tree seedlings by changing when and how they plant, according to research conducted here.May 12, 2005
Forester, City Officials on the Trail of Champion Trees in South Texas
WESLACO Nature lovers who visit South Texas to admire birds and butterflies could soon have record-sized trees on their list of must-see wildlife. Officials want to develop maps and brochures to guide tourists along a champion tree trail stretching across the Lower Rio Grande Valley.April 13, 2005
Tat Smith leaves Texas A&M forest position for Toronto
COLLEGE STATION Dr. Tat Smith, professor and head of the department of forest science at Texas A&M University, will become dean of faculty of forestry at the University of Toronto as of July 1.March 14, 2005
'Tree-Power' Could be Future Energy Source
OVERTON A wood-fueled electricity generating plant may be in your future.November 11, 2004
Smith Named Society Of American Foresters Fellow
COLLEGE STATION Dr. Tat Smith of College Station has been named Fellow in Society of American Foresters. The award, given to members who have "rendered outstanding service to forestry and society," will be presented at the society's 2005 annual meeting in Fort Worth.October 12, 2004
Re-Certification Program For Consulting Foresters And Loggers Slated Dec. 16
OVERTON A re-certification program here on Dec. 16 will offer continuing education credits for professional foresters, loggers and vendors.September 30, 2004
Watson First Texas Master Arborist
COLLEGE STATION Todd Watson, Texas A&M University assistant professor of urban and community forestry, recently became the first board certified Master Arborist in Texas.September 01, 2004
Texas Forester Named To National Research Panel
COLLEGE STATION - U.S. forests face a shortage of people capable of researching ways to improve them, according to a blue-ribbon panel policy report released in August 2004. But a leading Texas forester with ties to college forestry students will have a stake in changing that.May 19, 2004
Texas Sawmills, Paper Mills Closings Cost Jobs
OVERTON While Texas' consumption of hardwood and softwood wood has increased in the last two decades, the number of sawmills and paper mills has decreased.May 11, 2004
Earth, Sky Tapped In Unique Global Climate Change Study
COLLEGE STATION A wedge of earth and sky 14 feet high and 3 feet deep near here may help scientists worldwide better understand the ecological impact of global climate change.May 05, 2004
Public Opinion Spells Change For Texas Forest Landowners
OVERTON Shifting tides in public opinion about forest land concerns for endangered species, wildlife and wildfires will change how private, non-industrial landowners manage their forests, according to a forestry expert.April 28, 2004
Laverne Addison Endowed Scholarship Donated
COLLEGE STATION -- A scholarship honoring Laverne Addison, longtime academic adviser at Texas A&M University's forest sciences department, has been donated by Mr. and Mrs. John P. Easley and their son, Patrick J. Easley, all of San Antonio.April 06, 2004
Extension Forestry Specialist: Consulting Foresters Increase Landowner Revenues 25 Percent
OVERTON Studies show forest landowners increase their revenues 25 percent more per acre and have a healthier, more productive timber stands when they employ a consulting forester, according to Dr. Eric Taylor, Texas Cooperative Extension forestry specialist.March 17, 2004
S-Popescu
COLLEGE STATION - Through the red eye of an airplane-borne scanning laser, individual trees emerge distinct from thickets, and the undergrowth beneath the tree canopy appears as if by magic.March 16, 2004
Community Foresters Get "Above Canopy" To Consider Improvements
(Editors: For local angle, see the list at the end of the story for participants attending the inaugural class.)March 16, 2004
Extension Education Helps Texans Make Forests A Renewable Resource
OVERTON -- Iris and Charles Newkirk had a $22,000 learning experience shortly after investing in 100 acres of timberland.March 09, 2004
Texas Weather Connection Web Site Offers Long-Term Weather Perspectives
COLLEGE STATION - Is it snowing in Amarillo? Blowing dust in Lubbock? Parched in Fort Stockton? Raining on South Padre?March 08, 2004
Veneman Appoints National Urban, Community Forestry Advisory Council
WASHINGTON Melanie Kirk, Texas Cooperative Extension urban and community forestry program specialist, has been appointed by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman to USDA's National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council.February 25, 2004
Research Indicates Newer Reforestation Methods More Efficient, Less Wasteful
OVERTON Recent work at a research forest here shows landowners can significantly reduce the cost of establishing pine forests by re-examining traditional planting practices.February 03, 2004
Watson Named 2003 Arborist Of The Year
COLLEGE STATION Dr. Todd Watson, assistant professor in the Texas A&M University department of forest science, was named the 2003 Arborist of the Year at the annual Texas Tree Conference.January 23, 2004
Texas A&Ms Forest Resource Management Degree Accredited
COLLEGE STATION When a forest resource management major graduates from Texas A&M University, that person will have a job waiting and be as comfortable talking to a boardroom of executives as monitoring tree health in a acreage of pines.January 12, 2004
Baker Inducted Into Texas Forestry Hall Of Fame
COLLEGE STATION - Dr. Robert Baker, professor emeritus in the Texas A&M University department of forest science, has been inducted into the Texas Forestry Hall of Fame. He received the honor during the annual gala held at the Texas Forestry Museum in Lufkin.August 14, 2003
Ozone From Pine Trees? Urban Myth, Says Forestry Specialist
OVERTON Every year about this time, as ozone levels rise, someone, usually a major polluter, tries to make East Texas' pine tree forests the scapegoat.June 19, 2003
Texas Forest Service Making Community Forestry Grants Available
COLLEGE STATION - Trees add value to life and property no matter where they are planted. The Texas Forest Service now is offering more than $400,000 in partnership grants to cities, towns, and community groups to begin or improve local tree programs. These competitive grants range from $1,000 to $20,000 and must be matched dollar-for-dollar.June 18, 2003
Polish Fulbright Student To Join Department Of Forest Science
COLLEGE STATION The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board has awarded a Fulbright research grant to Daniel J. Chmura, a Polish graduate student in forestry, to join the laboratory of Dr. Mark G. Tjoelker in Texas A&M University's department of forest science.May 28, 2003
Space Shuttle Wreckage Recovery Update Featured At June 19 Forestry Field Day
OVERTON The latest details of the space shuttle recovery process will be part of the program at the upcoming 2003 Annual East Texas Forestry Field Day.April 14, 2003
Warped Idea: Ways To Stop Swayed Wood May Be Around The Bend
COLLEGE STATION Anyone who buys a swayed plank of wood has to be, well, warped.April 11, 2003
Family Forest Program Goal: Keep Trees In The Family
OVERTON Tens of thousands of acres of East Texas forestland are at risk of being lost or severely degraded in the coming decade, according to a forestry specialist with Texas Cooperative Extension.December 13, 2002
Kiss Mistletoe Goodbye This Season For Better Tree Health
COLLEGE STATION - Take mistletoe. Please.December 09, 2002
Aged Polish Forest Plots Teach New Ecosystem Lessons
COLLEGE STATION -- A little-known acreage of trees in Poland planted in the late- 1960s has become a new teaching ground on biodiversity for a team of U.S. researchers.November 04, 2002
Planting Time For Forest Trees Branches Out To New Seasons
COLLEGE STATION -- Most foresters hold to the straight and narrow when it comes to planting pine trees: nursery seedlings go in the ground between Dec. 1 and March 1. Period.August 26, 2002
Loblolly Pine Open For Genetic Engineering, Research Shows
COLLEGE STATION - The nation's most important commercial pine tree - the loblolly - has been successfully genetically engineered, researchers at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station report in the journal Molecular Breeding.May 20, 2002
Loblolly Planting Workshop Set June 7, 8
OVERTON More than 47,000 East Texas acres were planted with pine seedlings by non-industrial private forest landowners in the year 2000. This acreage represented about $1.5 million in the cost of seedlings alone, and substantial percentages of the new plantings were lost, according to Chris Adams of Texas Cooperative Extension.April 26, 2002
Future Of Forests Everyone's Responsibility
COLLEGE STATION The world has been losing forests at a rate of 30 million acres a year for the last decade. No one argues that they are worth saving, but a leading forester believes it's possible to reverse the trend if everyone accepts responsibility.April 16, 2002
Williams Receives Guggenheim, Fulbright Awards
COLLEGE STATION Dr. Claire Williams, professor of forestry and genetics at Texas A&M University, has received both a Senior Fulbright Fellowship and a Guggenheim Award to further her research.April 15, 2002
Bonnicksen Receives Bush Excellence In Public Service Award
COLLEGE STATION Dr. Tom Bonnicksen of College Station has received the prestigious Bush Excellence in Public Service Award for Texas A&M University Faculty for his lifetime work on the protection and restoration of native North American landscapes.April 09, 2002
Landowner Empowerment Theme For Forest Field Day May 24
OVERTON Empowering forest landowners through up-to-date information on critical issues will be the theme of the 2002 East Texas Forestry Field Day 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. May 24 at the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center here.February 11, 2002
Bonnicksen Featured In Forestry Calendar
COLLEGE STATION -- Dr. Thomas M. Bonnicksen, professor of forestry at Texas A&M University, is featured in the Temperate Forest Foundation annual calendar.December 31, 2001
Forestry Plays Key Economic, Environmental Role In Urban Areas
HOUSTON -- To some ears, "urban forestry" sounds contradictory. But over the past 30 years, the Texas Forest Service has seen its urban forestry program take root and spread among the state's largest cities.May 09, 2001
Forestry Club Wins Sportsmanship Award at Conclave
COLLEGE STATION -- Eight Texas A&M University forest science students have received the Team Sportsmanship award at the recent 44th annual Conclave in Jackson Gap, Ala.March 19, 2001
Book Says Ancient American Forests Model For Future
COLLEGE STATION Explorers described them as incredibly beautiful large, widely spaced trees intermixed with patches of younger trees and a grassy floor. They were North America's ancient forests.Little Known Texas Forest Makes Big Mark on State Economy
- February 28 2001 -Urban Absentee Owners Could Earn 18 Percent Return on Forest Land
- February 01 2001 -'Spaced Out' Technology to Expand at Texas A&M
- December 14 2000 -Faux Fall Caused by Drought-Stressed Trees
- September 04 2000 -Trees And Cattle Complement Each Other in Silvopasture System
- July 05 2000 -Varied Exhibitors Featured at June 20 East Texas Forestry Day
- June 06 2000 -Sawflies Strike East Texas Pine Forests Again
- June 05 2000 -Forestry Field Day to Offer New Ideas on Making Money in the Woods
- May 15 2000 -Forestry Tax Exemption Could Cost Landowners Thousands in Lost Revenue
- April 10 2000 -Texas A&M Forest Science Alums Provide Bonfire Memorial Trees
- March 29 2000 -Master Tree Farmer 2000 Set
- January 25 2000 -1999 Sawfly Damage May Doom Many East Texas Pines
- December 24 1999 -New Site Helps Landowners Increase Reforestation Profitability
- October 25 1999 -Forestry Graduates Form Alumni Association at Texas A&M
- July 16 1999 -Post-Hurricane Cleanup Includes Map For Future in Nicaragua
- June 01 1999 -Williams Chosen For Harvard's Bullard Fellowship
- May 19 1999 -East Texas Timber Seminar May 7 Will Feature Tax-Saving Tips
- April 16 1999 -Pine Seedlings Go Further with Proper Planting Techniques
- March 29 1999 -Speaker Detail Impact of World Financial Crisis on U.S. Timber
- February 24 1999 -Leadership, Initiative Provide New Direction For Texas Forestry
- February 22 1999 -Pine Seedling Shortage May Delay Reforestation Plans by Landowners
- January 26 1999 -Prescribed Burning Seen as Effective Way to Control Forest Pests
- December 23 1998 -Texas A&M Helps Flood Damage Assessment For Nicaragua
- November 06 1998 -Taxation Emerges as Prime Forest Issue at Summit
- June 29, 1998 -Timber Expert: Southern Forest Landowners Seeing "Golden Age"
- June 10, 1998 -Texas Forests For 21st Century Theme of Upcoming Summit
- June 01, 1998 -Mesquite Turns Out to be More Than Trash Tree
- April 15, 1998 -Texas Forests For 21st Century Theme of Upcoming Summit
- March 06, 1998 -Future U.S. Wood Self-sufficiency May Depend on Tree Plantations
- June 26, 1997 -College Summer Camp: Seeing Forest For Trees
- June 05, 1997 -Merrifield Named Interim Forest Science Head at Texas A&M
- April 25, 1997 -Foresters Chief, Rep. Craddick to Speak at Forestry Field Day
- March 31, 1997 -
Step Challenge Award Winners Announced
- January 29, 1997 -Ice Storm May Lead to Oak Wilt Disease on Texas Trees
- January 10, 1997 -Messina Wins 1996 Texas Forestry Association Research Award
- October 22, 1996 -Pine Production Returns to Texas Forest Service East Texas Nursery
- July 2, 1996 -Hull Named State Forester, Director of Texas Forest Service
- May 1996 -Texas Forest Service Director to Retire After 37 Years
- May 1996 -Yule Love 'Em: Texas Christmas Tree Farms Offer Perks--
- November 20, 1995 -Oft-Hated Mesquite Trees Sizzle in $20 Million Industry
- July 26, 1995 -In Clearcut Hardwood Forest, Looks May Deceive
- December 19, 1994 -U.S. Parents Call For Massive Diaper Change
- November 22, 1994 -In Texas, It's Gene-gle Bells For Cloned Christmas Trees
- November 22, 1993 -