Reforestation
Initiatives
The Integrated Forest Management Plan has seven forestry-based initiatives that help us manage the urban forest in The Woodlands. They include:
- Community awareness
- Reforestation inventory assessment and reforestation of priority sites
- Hazard tree inventory and assessment
- Invader species and brush control programs
- Insect and disease monitoring programs
- Development of an integrated geographical information system (in the future)
Priority Sites
During the winter, the focus of the plan revolves around the reforestation of priority sites. Priority sites are determined by several factors, including areas that need plantings due to hazard tree removal and invasive species and brush control initiatives.
Planting
Our goal for reforestation is to plant at least two times the number of trees that we remove. Additionally, throughout the year we encourage residents to submit reforestation requests. Upon receiving requests, we inventory the site to determine what is needed and add it to a list of priority sites for planting in the winter.
Approximately 60,000 trees and seedlings have been planted over the past several years, including species such as oaks, Loblolly Pine, Longleaf Pine, Wax Myrtle, Yaupon, Green ash, elderberry, and Red Maple. All planting occurs during the planting season, which usually extends from November to March.
To request reforestation, or if you have any questions regarding the Integrated Forest Management Plan, please call The Woodlands Parks and Recreation office at 281-210-3900.