As trees continue to die in the wake of last summer’s historic drought, safety concerns for forest visitors are prompting the closure of several areas in the Sam Houston National Forest.

But in the process of subdividing and selling the woods, fast-growing Houston has found its way into once-remote public lands. The Sam Houston National ... forest floor for regrowth of trees ...

The Sam Houston National ... downed trees and washed out structures that have to be repaired," Secrist said. Jason Roesner, district ranger for the national forest, said repairing and ...

Same thing holds for a lot of trees in the Sam Houston National Forest, Art Attack just found out. The reason huge portions of the national park remain closed to the hiking, bicycling, running ...

Federal foresters will burn areas in the Sam Houston National Forest over the ... and allows light to reach the forest floor for regrowth of trees and grasses where its food sources live.

SAN JACINTO COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Firefighters are getting a better handle on the Sam Houston National Forest wildfire that has burned over 2,400 acres. The video above is from a previous report.

The Pauline Road fire first ignited Wednesday evening in the Sam Houston National Forest on the southwestern corner of San Jacinto County and prompted evacuations of more than 900 homes in the ...

SAN JACINTO COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Firefighters are getting a better handle on the Sam Houston National Forest wildfire that has burned over 2,421 acres. The video above is from a previous report.