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Sam Houston National Forest on June 18th, 2023. U.S. Forest Service land in Texas is not a home to old growth forest. An inventory published by the Biden Administration in April showed that trees in ...

Mass timber has historically been shunned as too expensive and too risky. But commercial projects in Texas are beginning to emerge from the ground as exposure to the product and its benefits reach ...

The history of the region and the loggers, sawyers, and migrants who bring wood to market. Life in the Logwoods: the East Texas Timber Legacy interweaves the rugged history of this region with ...

TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) -- A plea agreement with federal prosecutors calls for a Texas logging contractor to pay nearly $350,000 in restitution to owners of timber in several states, including Arkansas.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - A promising future is in store for the Deep East Texas forestry industry, according to industry analysts who spoke Wednesday at the Texas Forestry Association’s annual ...

Nearly half of Texas bird species can be found in or near Bobcat Ridge and the Neches River National Wildlife Refuge.(Courtesy: The Conservation Fund) About 7,000 acres of forest along what's called ...

HUDSON — Three miles west of Lufkin, off of state Highway 94, sits a new 10,000 square foot building that appears starkly different from other offices — instead of steel or concrete, the structure is ...