The forests of Texas are thriving and diverse thanks to forestry research and management.

• Like other agricultural crops, trees are a renewable resource. - Seeds are extracted, treated and sown. - The seedlings are then grown in tree nurseries until planted out in the plantation. • 100 million seedlings are planted each year in Texas, that’s about 5 trees per Texan! • Practicing Sustainable Forestry - Enhances the future health of forests - Enhances wildlife habitat - Protects water quality Healthy forests will continue to provide the wood and paper products that are vital to all of us while also ensuring that we have forests and wildlife for future generations.

 

Texas Forest Facts PDF

Texas Forest landowners identify, manage and protect sites with unique significance
- Historical
- Threatened or Endangered Species
- Ecological
Texas Piney Woods
-Texas has nearly 12 million acres of commercial pine and hardwood forests concentrated in 43 counties in East Texas, known as the Piney Woods.
-44% of Texas forests are Loblolly and Shortleaf Pine.
Texas Piney Woods (5-Year Average)

	County	Total Volume Harvested* (cubic feet)	Delivered Value of Harvest**
	1. Jasper	44.2 million	$56.8 million
	2. Tyler	42.6 million	53.8 million
	3. Polk	40.4 million	56.3 million
	4. Cass	36.7 million	45.9 million
	5. Newton	35.7 million	46.5 million
	6. Angelina	30.7 million	41.5 million
	7. Nacogdoches	28.7 million	41.6 million
	8. Hardin	28.0 million	32.4 million
	9. Cherokee	24.5 million	33.0 million
	10. Panola	24.4 million	29.7 million
	Texas Total	646.0 million	$855.4 million

* Total Volume consists of 84% Pine and 16%  Hardwoods
**Delivered Value includes cost of trees, logging, and transportation

 

Texas Forest Ownership

• Individual/Family Forest Owners – 63%
• Timberland Management Groups & Real Estate Investment Trusts – 18.4%
• Industry – 10.2 %
• Public, State and National Forests – 8%

Texas loggers and land managers undergo training in Best Management Practices to protect the environment when harvesting timber.

 

Texas National and State Forests

	Texas National Forests	Texas State Forests
	1. Davy Crockett National Forest     160,643 acres     Houston and Trinity Counties	5. Fairchild State Forests     2,470 acres     Cherokee County
	2. Sam Houston National Forest     163,037 acres     Montgomery, San Jacinto, and     Walker Counties	6. Jones State Forest     1,722 acres     Montgomery County 7. Siecke State Forest     1,722 acres     Newton County 8. Kirby State Forest     600 acres     Tyler County 9. Materson State Forest     519 acres     Jasper County
	3. Sabine National Forest     160,806 acres     Jasper, Sabine, San Augustine,     Newton, and Shelby counties
	4. Angelina National Forest     153,160 acres     Angelina, Jasper,     Nacogdoches, and San     Augustine Counties

 

Texas Forestry… Good for You, Good for Texas PDF

Economic Impact to Texas
- The forest products industry is the 3rd largest manufacturing sector in Texas.
- There are more than 1,200 lumber and wood product mills and business facilities in Texas.
- There are more than 300 paper and allied product mills and business facilities in Texas.

Protecting Texas’ Environment
- Texas forest landowners are committed to protecting water quality in streams, rivers, and lakes. Soil loss due to erosion is minimized by leaving trees along each side of water areas.

Jobs for Texans
- The forest products industry employs 80,000 Texans with an annual payroll of 2.9 billion dollars.

Habitat for Texas Wildlife
- Forests provide ideal habitats for diverse animal and bird populations such as deer, turkey and songbirds.

These are just a few of the many products that come from trees! PDF
- Trees are a natural supply of chemicals that are important ingredients in plastic filler, varnishes, toothpaste, shoe polish, foam rubber and much, much more.
- Wood pulp makes paper products such as napkins, books, magazines, envelopes, paper cups, food packaging, and many other items.
- Trees produce cellulose, which is the smooth part of ice cream, salad dressing, chewing gum and toothpaste.
- Tree fibers are found in rayon and other fabrics.

Forestry is about growing trees for products that we use everyday. In fact, we use more wood than any other product…including food! PDF

Trees Provide Fuel! PDF
- Energy from the sun is stored in tress; this means we can use wood as a fuel to create heat and electricity – called biomass.
- In fact, the fuel that many paper and lumber mills use comes from wood waste and bark.

Each year in Texas, enough wood is harvested to build 105,000 homes. PDF

Primary wood products produced in Texas each year: PDF
- 1.51 billion board feet of lumber
- 2.73 billion square feet of structural panel products
- 2.68 million tons of paper and paperboard

Did you know… PDF
- Wood products are biodegradable materials and many can also be recycled!!
- Today’s paper fiber comes mainly from two sources:
• Pulpwood Logs
• Recycled Paper
- Much of the paper we use everyday is a blend of new and recycled fiber.

 

Did you know that over 5,000 products we use everyday come from trees? PDF