The U.S. Forest Service (FS) has begun a public process that is important for the protection of our forests, grasslands, water, air, endangered species, game and non-game wildlife, recreational activities, scenic areas, solitude, quiet, and...

By Brandt Mannchen On April 13th two tornadoes touched down in Davy Crockett National Forest. About 4,000 acres of forest were affected by the tornadoes. The Houston Regional Group and Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club (Sierra Club)...

By Brandt Mannchen On February 26, 2019, the Houston Regional Group and Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club had a conference call with the U.S. Forest Service, National Forests and Grasslands in Texas (NFGT) and the Texas Conservation...

By Brandt MannchenOn February 11, 2019, the Houston Regional Group and Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club had a conference call with the Center for Biological Diversity and the U.S. Forest Service, National Forests and Grasslands in Texas...

Often people hike, bike, ride motorcycles and ATVs, and horses on trails and enjoy our federal (national forests, parks, conservation lands, and wildlife refuges), state, and local public lands without thinking how their actions can have serious...

There are different programs within TFS’s two divisions: the Forest Resource Development Division and Sustainable Forestry, and the Forest Resource Protection division. The Texas Forest Service has a wide array of issues that it must deal with....

Forests in East Texas, across the United States, and in the rest of the World are suffering losses as human actions shrink and put them in peril. One of the key actions that has caused many of these problems is human “forest fragmentation”, also...

In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, logging in East Texas was like the “Wild West”. There was no regulation and “cut and run” logging, which often severely damaged entire watersheds, streams, riparian zones (streamside areas), caused significant...

The Texas Forest Service (TFS) is the state agency that addresses forest issues in Texas. It is a unique state agency because it operates within the Texas A&M University System. The TFS is a state agency run by Texas A&M. ... (Read more)

The Houston Regional Group and the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club (Sierra Club) submitted comments to the U.S. Forest Service (FS) about its proposed 10-Year Prescribed Burn Project (10-Year Project) in Sam Houston National Forest (SHNF...