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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Activities - Preserving Wildflowers
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Most wild flowers soon wither if you pick them, but you can preserve them for a long time by pressing or drying them. Choose only flowers that you know are common, and do not pick them unless there are lots of them. Remember to pick a stem with a leaf, or take a separate…
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Activities - Growing a Surprise Garden
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You can grow a surprise garden from the seeds you pick up on your sneakers on a muddy walk!What you will need to get startedA rainy daySneakersClean jar or plastic containerSterile compost or potting soilClear plasticA warm placeStep 1Put on your…
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Activities - Growing Flowers From Bulbs
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Many of the earliest spring flowers grow from bulbs. The bulb is a store of food that lets the plant shoot up and grow before it is warm enough for most flowers.Only use bulbs that you can buy - never dig up bulbs that are growing wild!What you will need to get startedClay…
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Activities - Home-Made Sweet Homes for Native Bees
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It’s easy to build a “Bee Condo” for native bees!Many of the wild bees you may encounter in your backyard garden make their burrow homes in the soil. Some bees create hives in snags (a dead or dying standing tree, often with its branches broken off), or in holes in trees. The activity of…
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Pesticide Training Materials and Related Links
Training MaterialsAmerican Association of Pesticide Safety Educatorshttps://aapse.wildapricot.org/Pesticide environmental stewardship websitehttps://pesticidestewardship.org/Pages/default.aspxUniversity of California extension site – with links to training materials and on-site training videoshttps://wric.ucdavis.edu/Washington State University, Pesticide Education Programhttps://pep.wsu.edu/…