NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, TX (KTRE) -
Monday night forest service officials
held a public meeting to review the evaluation of Davy Crockett National Forest
trails and other public areas affected by dead and dying trees.
Though the National
Weather Service has declared the drought to be over, the impacts are still felt
in East Texas. District and forest service personnel hiked through the trails
in Davy Crockett and counted the hazardous trees.
After the evaluation
hiking trails, horse trails and some hunting camps were closed for the safety
of the public.
"I wouldn't take my
seven-year-old out there so in the end, as a person responsible for forest
service employee safety and the safety of the public we serve. We decided to
close the trails until we could evaluate them," said Stephanie Neal
Johnson, Forest Supervisor, National Forest and Grasslands of Texas.
The meeting gave members
in the community the opportunity to write down their priorities on what trails
to open first. Forest officials will review the comments and will have a plan
of action by May 4th
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