Publications

• Cold tolerance and seasonal generations of the western pine beetle in California
• Alder Flea Beetle Informational Flyer
• 2015 Forest Health Alert - Drought and bark beetle-caused tree mortality in California (PDF 260 KB)
• Forest Insect and Disease Leaflets
• Bark Beetles: Are your trees susceptible?
• Insecticide Use for the Protection of Single Pine Trees
• Marking Guidelines for Fire-Injured Trees in California (PDF 2.5 MB)
• Region 5 Insects and Diseases
• Final Forest Health Considerations for Fuels and Veg Treatments 2019
• Managing for Healthy Port-Orford-Cedar in the Pacific Southwest Region

• California Forest Pest Conditions Reports, from 1960 to the present, can be found here.

• Hazard Tree Identification and Mitigation

• Analysis of Issues Surrounding the Use of Spray Adjuvants with Herbicides, 2021 Revision
• A Review and Assessment of the Results of Water Monitoring for Herbicide Residues in Region 5 for the Years 1991 to 1999
• Region 5 Pesticide-Use Advisory Memorandum 06-01 - Issues With Using Borax for Annosus Root Disease Prevention
• Attachment to R5 Pesticide-Use Advisory Memorandum 06-01 Responding to Issues Raised by CATs Concerning Borax (Sporax®)
• Human and Ecological Risk Assessment of Nonylphenol Polyethoxylate-based (NPE) Surfactants in Forest Service Herbicide Applications

• Asking Albizia to Go - Controlling Invasive Species Molokai Style

• Insect and Disease Training Manual (PDF 5.8 MB)

Report on 10 Year Assessment of Land Cover Monitoring and Mapping

Geodatabases

North Coast Project Area

• Levien, L., C. Fischer, L. Mahon, S. Parks, B. Maurizi, J. Suero, P. Longmire, and P. Roffers.  2003. Monitoring land cover changes in California, a USFS and CDF cooperative program, North Coast California Project Area. State of California, Resources Agency, Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento, CA.

Cascade Northeast Project Area

• Levien, L., C. Fischer, P. Roffers, B. Maurizi, and J. Suero.  2002. Monitoring land cover changes in California, a USFS and CDF cooperative program, Northeastern California Project Area. State of California, Resources Agency, Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento, CA.
   
• Levien, L., C. Fischer, L. Mahon, S. Parks, B. Maurizi, P. Longmire, and J. Suero.  2003.  Monitoring land cover changes in California, a USFS and CDF cooperative program, Cascade Northeast Project Area - Cycle II.  State of California, Resources Agency, Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento, CA.

Northern Sierra Project Area

• Fischer, L., M. Rosenberg, L. Mahon, Z. Liu, B. Maurizi, P. Longmire, S. Shupe.   June 2004. Monitoring land cover changes in California, a USFS and CDF cooperative program, Northern Sierra Project Area - Cycle II.  State of California, Resources Agency, Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento, CA.

Southern Sierra Project Area

• Levien, L., C. Fischer, and B. Maurizi, J.  1999. Monitoring land cover changes in California, a USFS and CDF cooperative program, Southern Sierra California Project Area. State of California, Resources Agency, Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento, CA.

South Coast Project Area

• Fischer, L., C. Ramirez, B. Maurizi, E. Haunreiter. Monitoring Land Cover Changes in California - South Coast Project Area - Cycle II. 2007. USDA Forest Service.

• Levien, L., C. Fischer, S. Parks, B. Maurizi, J. Suero, L. Mahon, P. Longmire, and P. Roffers.  2002. Monitoring land cover changes in California, a USFS and CDF cooperative program, South Coast Project Area. State of California, Resources Agency, Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento, CA.

Internal Documents/Papers, Informal Presentations

• Fischer, C.S. and T.T. Shih.  Tracking forest management practices using multi-temporal satellite imagery.  Internal USFS, CDF document, 2001.
   
• Levien, L., C. Bell, and B. Maurizi.  1996.  Large area change detection using satellite imagery: Southern Sierra Change Detection Project (presented at USDA Forest Service and the Society of American Foresters Remote Sensing Group Conference: Remote Sensing, People in Partnership with Technology.  Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park, April 29 - May 3.