Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends, and Analysis 2024
This annual report of the Forest Service’s 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.
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Field Guide for Tree Risk Assessments and Hazard Tree Mitigation on Developed Recreation Sites, Worksites, and Road Systems in Oregon and Washington Forests
Assessing and mitigating risks posed by hazard trees improves the safety of forest users and workers. This field guide proposes a framework that can be applied nationally to any forested landscape. It also provides detailed information on the most common tree species and diseases found in Oregon and Washington. Updated from the 2016 version, this edition includes new photos and the latest best practices for assessing and managing trees at risk of harming people or damaging property.
#Recreation, #ForestManagement, #Disease, #Hazards, #Safety
Save the bats!
LEFT: The harp trap is set at the door of the cave just a few cold, wet steps inside the mouth of the Minnetonka Cave. The cave provides a consistently cool habitat for bat hibernation in winter. RIGHT: Jason Beck, biologist with Idaho Fish and Game, tightens a nylon filament on the harp trap…
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Oak wilt suppression technique showing promise combating disease
About 12 Forest Service Eastern Region tree climbers climbed and injected 20 targeted trees per state on Department of Natural Resources lands in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota over the course of three weeks in June 2023. USDA Forest Service photo by Rich Kujawa.
WISCONSIN—A promising new technique…
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Write a Forest Insect & Disease Leaflet (FIDL)
Guidelines and ResponsibilitiesAuthorsMake sure that someone else isn't already working on your proposed FIDL (view list of planned new and revised FIDLs), and work with a regional FIDL contact to sponsor and fund your FIDL.Alert the acting national FIDL coordinator Robbie Flowers (503-319-3180, robbie.flowers@usda.gov) to your plan.Write the new or revised FIDL manuscript,…