Managing Forest Health Protection and
Protecting the Health of Forest Ecosystems
in the Pacific Northwest

We are technical specialists with backgrounds in forest pathology, entomology, forestry, and computer applications (such as GIS, modeling, and data analyses). We provide technical and financial assistance to federal resource managers in Oregon and Washington regarding insects, diseases, and unwanted vegetation in forest ecosystems. Similar assistance is provided through state forestry staffs to state and private resource managers.

We are funded by the Forest Health Protection staff, which is a part of the State and Private Forestry branch of the USDA Forest Service. We are also a part of the Pacific Northwest Region, which covers most of Oregon and Washington. FHP specialists are located in five service centers (listed below) and the Regional Office in Portland, Oregon. Complete listings of specialties, addresses, and phone numbers are also available for service centers and Regional Office FHP specialists.

Regional Office FHP specialists:

Daoust, Doug (Group Leader)
Bautista, Shawna
Bulkin, Steve
Filip, Gregory M.
Johnson, Julie
Nelson, Alison S.
Ragenovich, Iral R.
Selby, Cathleen A.
Sheehan, Katharine A.
Sigrist, Sundi

Field Offices    (map of field office locations)

 Blue Mountains Service Center -- La Grande, OR
          Schmitt, Craig
          Scott, Donald W.
          Spiegel, Lia

     Central Oregon Service Center -- Bend, OR
          Chadwick, Kristen
          Eglitis, Andris
          Maffei, Helen
          Smith, Aaron
          Stone, Jim M.
          Wiley, Suzanne

     Southwest Oregon Service Center -- Medford, OR
          Betlejewski, Frank
          Goheen, Don
          Goheen, Ellen Michaels
          Mallams, Katy
          Schroeter, Bob

     Wenatchee Service Center -- Wenatchee, WA
          Carlson, Darci M.
          Hadfield, James S.
          Magelssen, Roy W.
          Mehmel, Connie
          Saavedra, Angel

     Westside Service Center -- Sandy, OR
          Hildebrand, Diane M.
          Hostetler, Bruce B.
          Smith, Ben
          Sprengel, Keith
          Willhite, Elizabeth

What We Do

Forest Health Protection is responsible for monitoring and helping protect the health of forest ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest, with emphasis on insects, diseases, and unwanted vegetation. We provide technical and financial assistance to federal agencies responsible for forested lands in the Pacific Northwest, including:

 US Department of Agriculture

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Forest Service
 

 US Department of the Interior

Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Lands and Minerals
Bureau of Reclamation
Fish and Wildlife Service
National Park Service
 

 US Department of Defense

We also work closely with colleagues from the Oregon Departments of Forestry and Agriculture and the Washington Departments of Natural Resources and Agriculture regarding forest diseases and insects on state and private lands, and with Native American governments for assistance related to forest diseases and insects on tribal lands. We cooperate with federal and university scientists to evaluate, develop, and tranfer technology aimed at enhancing forest health.

Our major programs

*** contact the nearest field office or the person listed for more information ***

 technical assistance and training

forest insect and disease-related services
interdisciplinary team support
introduced diseases (contact G.Filip)
introduced insects (contact K.Sheehan)
danger trees (contact G.Filip)
resource management-related issues
prevention/suppression/restoration projects (contact K.Sheehan)
websites, database mgmt, data analysis (contact K.Sheehan)
watershed analysis support

 international cooperation (contact I.Ragenovich)

surveys and monitoring

forest health monitoring and reporting (contact A. Nelson)
annual aerial survey (contact K.Sprengel)

technology development and transfer (contact I.Ragenovich)