Confronting the Wildfire Crisis
The Nation faces a wildfire crisis that is increasing in severity due to accumulating fuels, changing climate, and expanding development in wildfire-prone landscapes. As one of the largest stewards of forested land in the United States, the Forest Service has launched a 10-year strategy to confront this crisis and reduce wildfire risk to our country's communities and critical infrastructure.
#Wildfire, #ClimateChange, #Science, #LandManagement
Gone fishing? Biologists share how anglers can support healthy native fish populations
Bonneville cutthroat trout are an important native species in western Wyoming where Forest Service land managers and partners are at work restoring habitat and monitoring for invasive species. (USDA Forest Service photo)
Late spring heralds the start of open water fishing season. In much of…
#Fish, #Fishing, #NativeFish, #InvasiveSpecies, #Biology, #FishHabitat, #Water, #Restoration, #Environment, #Science, #InsideTheForestService
Individual Tree Species Parameter Maps
Individual Tree Species Parameter Maps Viewer
The Individual Tree Species Parameter Maps (ITSP) were developed to support the National Insect and Disease Risk Map (NIDRM) since insect and disease risk is often driven by the density of a given species. While similar to the Tree Atlas, the ITSP project mapped basal area and stand density index for each individual tree species. The…
#ForestHealth, #ForestHealthProtection, #Maps, #Science
Adventurous spirits: Volunteers help address tree poaching on public lands
Ellen Kirby (left) and Sean Yam collect black walnut samples in William B. Bankhead National Forest, Alabama. Photo courtesy Adventure Scientists.
OREGON—Have you ever thought of pairing your next kayak trip or mountain bike excursion with data collection for environmental scientists? That’s what a group of more than 300 volunteers did when…
#Forestry, #LawEnforcement, #Timber, #Science, #InsideTheForestService, #PacificNorthwestResearchStation
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…