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Trees Destroyed by Wildfire Will Be Replaced Thanks to East Texas

Jen Austin — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:05:24 +0000

It was a little more than a year ago that the most destructive wildfire in Texas history destroyed much of the vegetation in Bastrop County near Austin. It was a major setback for the renowned Lost Pines ecosystem. The fire covered 32,400-acres, destroyed 1,660 homes and killed 1.5 million trees.

Now, one East Texas town is coming to the rescue. Eleven-hundred pounds of tree seeds that were almost thrown into the land fill at one point, will help rebuild the Bastrop ecosystem.

Real-life Griswolds Pack Home With More Than 200 Christmas Trees [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:00:31 +0000

It’s perfectly normal to mark the holidays with a decoration or two. But the Rieken family in Texas takes their celebration of the season to the extreme by cramming over 200 trees into their home. Clark Griswold of ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ fame would be proud!

Tree Tyler Day is Today

roddwayne — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 05:01:01 +0000

City of Tyler Mayor Barbara Bass has a vision of planting 5,000 trees within the next five years. Today her vision takes off as volunteers will plant over 300 trees at five different Tyler locations. All trees will be 15-gallon and will range from 8 to 16