Texans who have damage to homes or businesses from storms & flooding are urged to report that damage.

Property damage reports help officials determine eligibility for disaster assistance & identify resource needs.

Fill out a damage survey online: damage.tdem.texas.gov

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⛈️Severe weather & flooding continues across Texas⛈️

Stay Weather Aware!

📢Follow Instructions From Local Officials
🎒Prepare Your Go-Kit
🚗Never Drive On Flooded Roadways

More Resources: tdem.texas.gov/disasters/spri…

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Have you ever heard of the 3-30-300 rule?

For mental and physical wellbeing, city residents should have:
👀 3 trees within sight of their home
🌳 30% canopy cover in their neighborhood
🚶 300 meter walk to the nearest park

Everyone deserves the benefits of trees 💪

🌳 Forest stewardship = clean air! By removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in their wood, forests and trees keep our air clean, decreasing the risk of respiratory illness.

🌱 Read more about #TexasStewardshipWeek here: bit.ly/StewardshipWee…

Join Jacey Tosh at Bullock State History Museum today at noon to learn about preserving and nurturing our forests as we approach the warmer months.

Learn more here: bit.ly/3Qtn0HL

🪵🌲 Forest stewardship = increased timber products and economic impacts. The total forestry sector impact to the Texas economy is $41.6 billion and the timber produced on managed forestland directly contributes over $554 million to it.

#TexasStewardshipWeek

Without driving too far in East Texas, longleaf pines will quickly appear to be one of the most prevalent trees. Growing nearly 125 feet tall, these evergreens provide a safe haven for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker species in East Texas. #SpeciesSpotlight

Happy #ArborDay ! While National Arbor Day is today, Texas Arbor Day is in Nov.

🍭This year’s #TexasArborDay theme is Treet Texas Well! Trees Treet Texas Well through countless benefits. Celebrate Texas Arbor Day on Nov. 1 by exploring how you can treet trees well.

Forestry best management practices, or BMPs, are the principle means of controlling nonpoint source pollution during forestry activities. #ForestryFactFriday

You can’t control when disasters strike, but you can make sure you are prepared. During the Emergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday this weekend, Texans can pick up essential items for their evacuation go-kits tax-free. 👉Learn more: comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/publicat…

Spend 30 minutes a day outdoors among trees to reduce stress! #HealthyTreesHealthyLives

Honey mesquite is one of the most common species of trees in Texas, except for in East Texas. Honey mesquites can be identified by their crooked trunks and a spreading, open, irregular crown of drooping foliage. #SpeciesSpotlight

Happy #EarthDay ! 🌳🌎 Take some time today to appreciate the trees and forests around you and the solutions they provide to environmental challenges.

#HealthyTreesHealthyLives

Texas A&M Forest Service is offering grants for entities to implement tree and forestry componenets of watershed protection plans through the Watershed Protection Plan Implementation Grant.

Click here for more information and an application worksheet: ow.ly/rYtZ50RkhzF

Forests:

💧absorb rainfall
💧refill aquifers
💧slow and filter stormwater runoff
💧reduce floods

#ForestryFactFriday

Need a breath of fresh air? Forest therapy walks offer an immersive experience of the mental and physical healing abilities of forests and nature through sensory exploration and walking meditation with the forest.

Click here for upcoming dates: ow.ly/AHZ550Rj2Mr

Take a study break! 🌳 Students' mental health improves after just 10 minutes outdoors among trees. #HealthyTreesHealthyLives

Jerusalem-thorns are often most noticeable in South and Southeast Texas, especially along the Rio Grande River, and are identifiable by their airy, light-green leaves. The seeds from these trees were once used by Native Americans to make flour for bread. #SpeciesSpotlight