The Texas Tree Trails organization is a cooperative effort of the Texas Forest Service, the Texas Historic Tree Coalition, the Trinity Blacklands Urban Forestry Council and the Cross Timbers Urban Forestry Council, among others.
DFW Champion and Historic Trees We're Looking for Your
Big Tree!
The Dallas-Fort Worth region
of Texas, is quite urbanized, but also highly
biodiverse. By nature, our region's geology and geography define a diverse sampling of
multiple, transitional bioregions. As a result, North Texas is home to many spectacular arborilogical
specimens that attest to this biodiversity. We have many state and even national champion trees close to home! The
next yet-to-be-discovered champion tree could be in your backyard!
The champion and historic trees of our urban-forest are threatened by unchecked urbanization
and violent storms of which we have seen so much of lately. These have rendered so much of our
forested open space and wildlife
habitat to concrete and asphalt or dried, cracked earth. Texas Tree Trails works to educate the
public regarding the significant trees in our region in an
effort to conserve our "natural capitol" and
"bio-inventory". We have
many rewarding and exciting opportunities where you can
helpsave our
trees!
Tree Trails and Virtual Tours
Our natural environment is
negatively affected by population growth. In the past, some
of the most prominent area trees were lost without a public
knowledge of their significance or death.
These treasures were silent
witnesses to our history, foundations of our communities and resources for those
interested in the knowledge of outstanding trees.
Nat'l Champ Texas Red Oak
Do You Know of a Possible Champion or Historic Tree?
If you love trees as much as we do and want to get
involved, please help us gather information on these
treasures. You can sign up to become one of our
volunteers.
Significant trees are not renewable resources
They should
be preserved in perpetuity. Virtual Tours
offer our trees to the world, encourage eco-tourism and
leave a legacy for the future. Our plan is to build several of these tours to
show the scope of the issue.
Call your Regional
Forester for details. See the
Contacts page or fill out the
Nomination Form
so a Texas
Tree Trails volunteer can locate and measure your tree. Our
trees are counting on you.
If your tree meets the requirements of a champion for
its species it will be added to our regional
DFW Big Tree Registry
or maybe even the state or national champ lists! There are
MANY big trees yet uncounted! Maybe yours or one you know of is one of them!
Tree Trails and Virtual Tours
If you love trees as much as we do and want to get
involved, please help us gather information on these
treasures. You can sign up to become one of our
volunteers.