Forest Health Monitoring
Annual Forest Health Highlights by State or Mega Region. View highlights
Forest Health Monitoring (FHM) is a national program designed to assess the status, trends, and future risks in forest health using indicators on an annual basis. This program focuses on analysis, data integration, and decision support to inform land management. FHM assesses conditions on all U.S. forest land through a…
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Invasive Species
Invasive Forest Insects
Emerald ash borer. Courtesy photo from bugwood.org, by David Cappaert, Michigan State University.
There are hundreds of species of non-native insects in our forests; several species, due to lack of host resistance and lack of natural enemies, have caused significant damage to our natural and urban forests. Infestations by non-native insects can significantly impact a…
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Forest Health Protection
We are part of the State and Private Forestry Deputy Area of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service. We have over 250 specialists in the areas of forest entomology, forest pathology, invasive plants, pesticide use, survey and monitoring, suppression and control, assessment and applied sciences, and other forest health-related services.Protecting the ForestWe provide technical…
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Planting the Shade You’ll Never Feel
Editor’s note: The USDA Forest Service’s 10-year strategy to confront the wildfire crisis and improve forest resilience isn’t just about mitigating wildfire, it’s also about post fire restoration. Together we work with our partners to reforest areas impacted by wildfire.“Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” Greek Proverb…
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National Insect & Disease Risk and Hazard Mapping
NIDRM Composite Risk Map by Subwatersheds
FHAAST has completed the 2013 - 2027 National Insect and Disease Risk Map (2012 NIDRM); a nationwide strategic assessment and database of the potential hazard for tree mortality due to major forest insects and diseases. The goal of NIDRM is to summarize landscape-level patterns of potential insect and disease activity, consistent with the philosophy…
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Forest Health Highlights
Forest Health Highlights is an annual report produced by each state's Forest Health staff. These reports review the status and trends of forest health conditions within the state.View National and Regional Forest Insect and Disease Conditions ReportsForest Health Highlights by State, FHM Mega Region and YearSTATE + DC + PIFHM MEGA…