Foresters & Extension Agents from Multiple States Aid Those in Path of Tropical Storm/Hurricane Harvey
Tropical Storm/Hurricane Harvey cut across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi this week. Our thoughts are with those afflicted by the devastation, but we are proud of the response we've seen from our Extension and forestry colleagues. We've gathered some links to illustrate the strength of that response and provided some some Extension resources to help forest landowners care for their land and trees in the storm's aftermath.
August 30, Athens, Georgia - This week, Tropical Storm/Hurricane Harvey bombarded our friends, colleagues, and family in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi with high wind speeds and trillions of gallons of rain. Thankfully, our Director of Marketing and Graphic Design, Laura Costa, who lives in Houston, was spared the worst of the flooding. Unfortunately, many others were not, and our thoughts are with all those adversely affected by this terrible natural disaster. In the face of all the devastation, we take comfort in the many stories we have seen of our forestry and Extension colleagues helping and preparing to help the residents of the affected region--not just at Texas A & M Forest Service and Texas AgriLife Extension, but also at Mississippi Cooperative Extension, Arkansas Cooperative Extension, Louisiana AgCenter, and state forestry agencies from many of our southern states as well as those further afield.
We've collected just a sample of those stories to show you how proud we are of how the Extension and forestry communities of which we are a part have reacted to this emergency
From Texas
AgriLife Extension helping with sheltering animals displaced by Hurricane Harvey
AgriLife Extension, Texas EDEN offer useful, practical flood recovery information
Outside of Texas
MSU personnel Lend assistance to Flood Victims
Virginia Department of Forestry Sends Recovery Team
Southern Carolina Forestry Division Lends a Hand
Kentucky Division of Forestry Headed to Houston
Mississippi Forestry Commission Employee Serves on Hurricane Harvey Incident Management Team
Extension Resources for the Storm's Aftermath
Forest landowners in affected areas will be in need of information on caring for their trees and land after the storm recedes. A number of Extension sites have sections on their websites that provide important information for disaster recovery.
MS Extension: Disaster Recovery
AR Extension: Storm Damaged Trees
LSU AgCenter: Dealing with Storm-damaged Trees in the Landscape
