Slow the Spread Program advances forest protection with 2026 treatments completion
The Forest Service, along with numerous partners in 11 states across the Eastern and Southern regions, completed the 2026 Slow the Spread treatments targeting spongy moth. For more than 25 years, Forest Service Forest Health Protection has relied on this program as an effective tool to manage this non-native invasive insect that defoliates trees and threatens forest health. “Slow the spread is a…
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Migratory SpeciesMigratory species like birds, bats, and butterflies play valuable ecological roles and benefit people. Despite their value, many of these species continue to face threats and their populations are declining. Forest Service International Programs…