Texas Arbor Day Presentation

Texas Conservation Alliance is passionate about educating local youth on native species and conservation education. In partnership with the historical Allan Shiver's Library & Museum, join TCA and a local Texas A&M Forester for a Texas Arbor Day Presentation on Saturday, November 8th from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM.

The FIRST 25 Families to RSVP and/or arrive at the event will be able to take home one FREE native longleaf pine tree seedling donated by IFCO seedlings. As we will learn in our presentation, longleaf pines are native to East Texas, extremely adaptable, and have historical importance to our area.

We would love for you to join us for this absolutely free educational event primarily geared towards elementary/middle school ages, but all ages are welcome to sit in on the presentation. After the event, feel free to take a look around the Allan Shivers Museum (check with museum staff for pricing and availability) as well as other opportunities for education with the Tyler County Love of Learning Homeschool Co-Op who meets there every Monday.

See you soon! Please contact Ashley Moyer by email ashley@tcatexas.org for questions.

About Texas A&M Forest Service Longleaf Ridge

Though longleaf pine forest once covered over 90 million acres of the American south, the impacts of modern land use changes and lumber production have reduced and fragmented these forests to less than 4% of their former area, making longleaf pine forests one of the most endangered ecosystems in the country. Longleaf pine ecosystems are dependent on wildfire, as longleaf can effectively resist fire damage; controlled burns are beneficial for clearing the understory of fuel, promoting wildflowers and plant diversity, improving quality of longleaf wood, creating wildlife habitat, and reducing competition with encroaching species. These unique forests are home to hundreds of plant and animal species, including 29 longleaf-dependent species that are federally listed as threatened or endangered, such the red-cockaded woodpecker, Texas trailing phlox, Louisiana pine snake, and gopher tortoise. Texas A&M Forest Service’s Forest Legacy Program encourages voluntary protection of environmentally important, privately owned forests that are threatened by fragmentation and conversion to non-forest uses.