Texas A&M Forest Service released its 2025 annual report, highlighting the agency’s impact. Texas A&M Forest Service is the lead agency in forest conservation and wildfire response in Texas. As a result, the agency works alongside countless communities, governments, non-profit organizations, citizens and first responders throughout the state and country.
The agency in 2025 received historic funding as Texas legislators appropriated $630 million to Texas A&M Forest Service during the 89th Texas Legislative Session.
In 2025, for conservation purposes, Texas A&M Forest Service distributed 67,326 seedlings; wrote 998 forest management covering 101,097 acres; assisted 209,450 landowners with tree care, forest health and forest stewardship; and deployed and monitored 479 insect traps to detect forest pests.
As the lead agency for wildfire response in Texas, Texas A&M Forest Service plays a vital role in safeguarding citizens, property and natural resources from the destructive impacts of wildfires. With strategically placed personnel and equipment, the agency ensures a swift and coordinated response, whether in rural or urban areas.
In 2025, Texas A&M Forest Service and local fire departments responded to 5,115 wildfires for 123,186 acres across the state, saving $446.6 million in property value. The agency also responded to all-hazard incidents including the Central Texas flooding deploying 511 agency and TIFMAS personnel and 192 pieces of equipment.
Texas A&M Forest Service provides statewide leadership and technical assistance to ensure the sustainability and health of Texas’ trees, forests and related natural resources.
In 2025, the agency helped lead throughout the state by awarding over $46 million to communities, fire departments, organizations and landowners with $1.7 million for sustainable forestry, $4 million for community forestry $495,742 for fuels reduction, $40 million in fire department assistance and $89,044 in training