When crew members cut their way back ... based on where they own land and operate. They also scorched federal forests, including big sections being managed for timber production.

The Texas A&M Forest Service is offering eligible landowners in Central Texas up to $6,000 dollars to clear their land of “flammable ... in which a machine is used to cut down vegetation.

A timber company had clear-cut thousands ... flattened land strewed with debris. A single row of trees was left on either side to protect it from mud, herbicides and summer sun. After many of ...