/tags/texas-forest-service Texas Forest Service en-US Copyright Fri, 23 Aug 2024 15:01:59 GMT /news/2024-08-23/extreme-heat-and-dry-conditions-leave-north-texas-at-high-wildfire-risk The state's wildfire response team is on alert for possible wildfires in North Texas. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 15:01:59 GMT /news/2024-08-23/extreme-heat-and-dry-conditions-leave-north-texas-at-high-wildfire-risk Katherine Hobbs /environment-nature/2024-01-05/texas-wildfires-in-texas-last-year-lower-drought-reduces-dormant-wildfire-risk El Niño weather conditions are expected to increase precipitation chances during Texas' dormant wildfire season this year. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 13:40:32 GMT /environment-nature/2024-01-05/texas-wildfires-in-texas-last-year-lower-drought-reduces-dormant-wildfire-risk Megan Cardona /texas-news/2023-08-15/gov-greg-abbott-declares-wildfire-disaster-for-three-fourths-of-texas At least 8,500 acres of Texas land have burned since Aug. 1. The governor’s disaster declaration includes Dallas, Tarrant and Denton counties. Tue, 15 Aug 2023 12:41:37 GMT /texas-news/2023-08-15/gov-greg-abbott-declares-wildfire-disaster-for-three-fourths-of-texas Alejandra Martinez | The Texas Tribune /environment-nature/2023-06-29/palo-pinto-county-wildfire-possum-kingdom-lake-fort-worth The Texas A&M forest service said that the Storage wildfire has grown to 1000 acres. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 21:29:41 GMT /environment-nature/2023-06-29/palo-pinto-county-wildfire-possum-kingdom-lake-fort-worth Pablo Arauz Peña /news/2022-07-19/north-texas-wildfires-burn-homes-thousands-of-acres-near-glen-rose-and-possum-kingdom-lake Hot, dry conditions are driving wildfires in North Texas and across the state, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. Tue, 19 Jul 2022 20:30:00 GMT /news/2022-07-19/north-texas-wildfires-burn-homes-thousands-of-acres-near-glen-rose-and-possum-kingdom-lake Miranda Suarez /texas-news/2022-02-15/texas-prepares-to-respond-to-elevated-wildfire-threats High winds, unseasonably warm temperatures and dry conditions prompt concern about potential wildfires across Texas this week. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 22:01:24 GMT /texas-news/2022-02-15/texas-prepares-to-respond-to-elevated-wildfire-threats Joseph Leahy | The Texas Newsroom /texas-news/2019-06-28/death-of-texas-trees-yields-model-for-future-recovery-plans A recent collaboration involving the Texas A&M Forest Service and NASA scientists could help urban planners in Texas more quickly coordinate recovery… Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:30:58 GMT /texas-news/2019-06-28/death-of-texas-trees-yields-model-for-future-recovery-plans Associated Press /2019-06-05/1-billion-acres-at-risk-for-catastrophic-wildfires-u-s-forest-service-warns Chief Vicki Christiansen says the danger is now year-round, thanks to hazardous conditions in forests, rampant home development and the changing climate. Wed, 05 Jun 2019 12:28:27 GMT /2019-06-05/1-billion-acres-at-risk-for-catastrophic-wildfires-u-s-forest-service-warns Kirk Siegler /2012-05-14/police-remains-found-belong-to-missing-boy Police say skeletal remains found in a rural creek near Dallas are those of a 10-year-old boy allegedly starved to death by his father and… Mon, 14 May 2012 17:47:19 GMT /2012-05-14/police-remains-found-belong-to-missing-boy /texas-news/2011-12-19/drought-claimed-millions-of-texas-trees Preliminary estimates from the Texas Forest Service show the year-long drought in Texas may have claimed as many as a half-billion trees. The agency… Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2011-12-19/drought-claimed-millions-of-texas-trees BJ Austin