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Happening in Forest Country: September 24 – October 4

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

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

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 

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

Small Farm Profitability Seminar Set for Feb. 20

Many a time, I’ll have someone stop by to visit about the new property that they have in the area. Sometimes they have inherited...

The History and Recent Finding of Screwworms

Last October, a press release from the Florida Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of screwworms in deer on a wildlife refuge. This local...

Overwintering Insects in the Home

Each year about this time and earlier, I get calls about lady bugs in houses, sheds, vehicles and other areas. Honestly, they should have...

The Plants we use for Christmas

Ready or not, Christmas is just days away. Among the many trappings we associate with Christmas such as gifts, traveling, ugly sweaters, and more,...

With First Frost under the Belt, Weather Is Right on Schedule

Just before Thanksgiving, most gardeners I’ve visited with had their first frost. Historically, our first frost in Angelina County is the middle of November....

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

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

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 

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

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

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