Many states in the South are experiencing drought conditions this year. These dry conditions pose significant threats to timberland:
- Wildfires, tree diseases and pests thrive.
- Seedlings don't thrive, and often they don't survive.
Timberland owners pay the price: in drought-stricken East Texas, lost timber volume from damaged trees and seedlings cost timberland owners in excess of $53.5 million this year.
To help avert additional fires, the Texas Forest Service and others have released a series of public service announcements aimed at preventing forest fires and encouraging people to watch for fire setters.
Suz-Anne Kinney
Forest2Market: July 14, 2023
