Northeastern Area

Forest Health Protection

Forest Health Protection programs emphasize protecting the long-term health and sustainability of our forests. Our major responsibilities are to assist the States with implementing their forest health programs and to provide forest health support on National Forests and other federal lands. Activities include identification and evaluation of insect and disease problems, provision of resource materials and management recommendations in forests and nurseries, training in hazard tree management, and assistance with major forest pest control projects.

Hot Topics in the Northeastern Area
Updates on the 2008 Worcester, MA find of Asian Longhorn Beetle Federal (APHIS) State (Massachusetts NCR) City (Worcester, MA) Gypsy Moth Management in the United States, a cooperative approach—Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
Emerald Ash Borer	Asian Longhorned Beetle	Sudden Oak Death
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid	Sirex Woodwasp	Invasive Plants

Our Programs and Services

• Forest Health Monitoring: We participate in the National program to monitor health and changes over time.
• Forest Health Management: We direct and implement measures to prevent, retard, or suppress unwanted, native and nonnative invasive insects, pathogens, and plants affecting trees and forests.
• Technology Development: We find new answers to forest health problems through GIS, modeling, development of biological control, and other projects.
• Survey and Technical Assistance: We conduct surveys to detect forest health conditions and provide technical information in the form of publications and other resource materials.
• Pesticide Use and Management: We provide technical pesticide information and coordination on the use of pesticides in the Northeastern Area.

Our Staff

• Forest Health and Economics Staff Directory

Special Interest Information Products

• Impacts of White—Tailed Deer Overabundance in Forest Ecosystems: An Overview—Thomas J. Rawinski
  
• 2008 Request for Research and Technology Development Proposals to Improve Management of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
  • Grants and Agreements Financial Plan Worksheet MS Excel spreadsheet.
• Third Symposium on Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in the Eastern United States Presentations Asheville, NC - February 1-3, 2005 - FHTET 2005-01.  This Symposium brought together experts to discuss the current and future impact of HWA.
• Invasive Plants Field and Reference Guide: An Ecological Perspective of Plant Invaders of Forests and Woodlands -- NA-TP-05-04 - Cynthia D. Huebner with Cassandra Olson and Heather C. Smith
• Invasive Plants Field and Reference Guide: An Ecological Perspective of Plant Invaders of Forests and Woodlands -- NA-TP-05-04 - Supplement 1, July 2006 - Cynthia D. Huebner with Cassandra Olson and Heather C. Smith
• National Gypsy Moth Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Website
• Animal Plant & Health Inspection Agency - Plant Protection and Quarantine