Cary Sims

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Cary Sims is the County Extension Agent for agriculture and natural resources for Angelina County. His email address is cw-sims@tamu.edu Educational programs of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin.

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Happening in Forest Country: September 24 – October 4

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Still Time to Plant: A Fall Garden Guide for Forest Country

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Burn Bans Split Forest Country as Drought Settles In the North

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February Is Not Spring: What East Texans Plant Too Early

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Cary Sims - February 10, 2026

Every year about this time, East Texans get fooled by a few warm afternoons. The sun feels good. The soil looks workable. Garden centers...

Managing Hay and Supplements Through Freeze–Thaw Weather

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Cary Sims - January 30, 2026

East Texas winters rarely look like the movies. Instead of long stretches of deep cold, we usually get what we’re seeing now — freezing...

After the Freeze: What’s Likely Damaged in Your Trees, Shrubs, Lawns, and Gardens

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Cary Sims - January 23, 2026

Cold weather has a way of showing up uninvited in East Texas, and this freeze is no exception. Sometime next week after the temperatures...

Earth-Kind® Gardening: Smarter Landscapes for East Texas

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Cary Sims - January 16, 2026

This coming Tuesday, January 20, the Angelina County Extension Office will host its monthly noon gardening seminar on Earth-Kind® Gardening. Despite the name, there’s...

Why Moths Show Up in East Texas Homes — and What to Do About Them

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Cary Sims - January 12, 2026

Few things irritate homeowners faster than opening a pantry or closet and watching moths flutter out. It was a call from a longtime resident...

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Happening in Forest Country: September 24 – October 4

TFCL Publisher - September 21, 2026

Still Time to Plant: A Fall Garden Guide for Forest Country

Farm & Garden September 21, 2026

Sixty days to the average first freeze in Lufkin. Broccoli and cabbage are at the wire, but greens, roots and garlic still have a season ahead of them.

Burn Bans Split Forest Country as Drought Settles In the North

Weather September 21, 2026

Six of our twelve counties were under burn bans as of last Friday while three others lifted theirs after Tropical Storm Edouard. Every county in the region now reads above the threshold where fire burns actively.

Texas A&M Forest Service Awards Nearly $5 Million to Rural Volunteer Fire Departments

Community September 18, 2026

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service awarded...

Texas A&M Forest Service awards over $450,000 in Community Wildfire Risk Reduction Grants

Community September 17, 2026

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas communities will be more...

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Texas Forest Country Living is a digital online magazine featuring the lifestyle and community of the Texas Forest Country region. The Counties include Angelina County, Nacogdoches County, Sabine County, Tyler County, Newton County, San Jacinto County, San Augustine County, Jasper County, Houston County, Shelby County, Trinity County and Polk County

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Happening in Forest Country: September 24 – October 4

Events September 21, 2026

Bingo in Hemphill, a barn sale in Jasper, the Master Gardeners' fall plant sale in Lufkin, and a masquerade at the library in Coldspring. Here is what is on across the twelve counties over the next ten days.

Still Time to Plant: A Fall Garden Guide for Forest Country

Farm & Garden September 21, 2026

Sixty days to the average first freeze in Lufkin. Broccoli and cabbage are at the wire, but greens, roots and garlic still have a season ahead of them.

Burn Bans Split Forest Country as Drought Settles In the North

Weather September 21, 2026

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