Publications

This annual report of the Forest Health Monitoring Program describes research by Forest Service scientists and partners and presents forest health status and trends from a national or multistate regional perspective.

The Forest Inventory and Analysis Program developed a national methodology for compatible predictions of tree volume, biomass, and carbon content for species populating U.S. forest lands. This report serves as the primary reference for the outcome of those efforts and describes all the relevant aspects of the data, statistical modeling methods, and results.

The Resources Planning Act Assessment is a decadal report on the current and future status of America's forests and rangelands. Using the most current data and scientific analysis, it predicts the most likely scenarios for conserving and maintaining our natural resources, including forests, water, biodiversity, and more.

The concept of wilderness evolves with time and changes in society. This report provides knowledge on societal and ecosystem benefits of wilderness areas, as well as suggests directions for continued research into how people understand and use those areas.

The "Forests to Faucets" assessment uses geospatial modeling to identify watersheds that are most important to drinking water. It also examines the links between forests and these watersheds, and the ability of forests to protect water resources from wildfire, land use, climate change, and other threats.