The Forest Health staff of the Southwestern Region provides assistance and expertise to Federal, State, and Tribal land managers in Arizona and New Mexico concerning forest health conditions and issues. We provide advice and support for projects to help prevent or suppress insect and disease outbreaks. Annually, we conduct survey flights to monitor forest health conditions and provide land managers with information on current issues, with an emphasis on detecting insect activity. Information on current activity and our program is provided through the links below.

Updates

• Our 2021 Conditions Report is now available, with forest insect and disease highlights from across the Southwestern Region.
• See new information on aspen health and management concerns in the following Western Aspen Alliance brief on invasive oystershell scale. For more information on oystershell scale see the recent Arizona State Forest Health Alert or our recent publication.
• With the ongoing current drought conditions we are seeing more effects upon our forests in the Southwest. Read the following recent press releases for updates:
  • Prescott, AZ, April 21, 2021 - Drought Causing Juniper Die-Off in Central and Northern Arizona
  • Prescott, AZ, March 4, 2021 - Bark Beetles Infesting Ponderosa Pine on Prescott National Forest