Texas Forest Service addresses drought-related tree loss Red River Radio | By Kate Archer Kent Published February 9, 2012 at 11:04 AM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Texas Forestry Association Ralph Schwausch's tree farm is is in Rusk County. Schwausch was 2011 Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year. East Texas landowners want to know what to do about dying trees. Forestry consultants say mills are still taking salvaged wood, but at a deeply discounted rate.