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Forest Health Protection

Forest Health Protection (FHP) is responsible for technical assistance for forest health activities; monitoring and reporting on the health of all forest lands in the Pacific Southwest Region.

We work in partnership with the National Forest System, other federal agencies, states, Native American tribes and the private sector, to provide assistance, knowledge and forest health information.

FHP has specialists in: forest pathology; forest entomology; pesticide use and safety; remote sensing (RS) and geographic information systems (GIS); and data analyses.

FHP provides assistance in the following areas: On-site forest health evaluation, Insect and pathogen identification, Financial support for prevention and suppression projects, Forest Health Monitoring, Detection surveys, Training tailored to specific needs, Technology transfer, Pesticide use and safety advice, and NEPA document input and review.

Bark Beetles and Vegetation Management in California

California Pest Conditions Reports

California Forest Health in 1994 and 1995
Forest Pest Conditions in California, 1995
Forest Pest Conditions in California, 1996
Forest Pest Conditions in California, 1997
Forest Pest Conditions in California, 1998
Forest Pest Conditions in California, 1999 (PDF 1,150 KB)
Forest Pest Conditions in California, 2000 (PDF 959 KB)
Forest Pest Conditions in California, 2001 (PDF 1,050 KB)
Forest Pest Conditions in California, 2002 (PDF 397 KB)
Forest Pest Conditions in California, 2003 (HTML 11 KB)
Forest Pest Conditions in California, 2004 (PDF 1,031 KB)

Forest Pest Conditions in California, 2005 Low Resolution (PDF 4.4 MB) - High Resolution (13.6 MB)
Forest Pest Conditions in California, 2006 (10.7 MB)

Plumas National Forest Insect and Disease Evaluations & Reports

Potential bark beetle activity within the Moonlight and Antelope Complex Fires (NE07-08) (PDF 296 KB)
Insect and Disease Evaluation of a Goshawk Habitat Area within the Flea DFPZ thinning project (FHP Report NE07-03) (PDF 114 KB)
Bucks Fire – Survivability of Fire-Injured Trees (NE-SPR-05-05) (PDF 84 KB)
Fall Rates of Snags: A Summary of the literature for California conifer species (NE-SPR-07-01) (PDF 147 KB)
Insect and Disease Evaluation of the Silvicultural Certification Stand at Lexington Hill (FHP Report NE06-15) (PDF 44KB)
Evaluation of the Little Grass Valley Reservoir Recreation Area (FHP Report NE06-05) (PDF 263 KB)
Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Pheromone Detection Survey 2005 Report (NE06-01) (PDF 30 KB) [Plumas TOOO]
Hazard Trees in Paradise Lake Rec Area and Milsap Bar Campground (NE05-05) (PDF 27 KB)
Bucks Fire - Survivability of Fire-Injured Trees (NE-SPR-05-01) (PDF 81 KB)
Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Pheromone Detection Survey 2003 Report (FHP Report NE04-01) (PDF 19 KB) [Lassen TOO]
Tree Hazards in Paradise Lake Recreation Area (FHP Report NE04-04) (PDF 456 KB)

Plumas National Forest Aerial Survey Results

Insects and diseases are integral components of forest ecosystems. They play a critical role in shaping forest lands, nutrient recycling, and small-scale disturbance. Disturbances result in changes in the ecosystem function which often means mortality of trees. Tree mortality and other forest damage is detected by annual aerial surveys over forested lands.

The primary purpose of the aerial survey is to create sketch maps of areas containing current year conifer and hardwood mortality, defoliation, and other damage. Number of trees and acres with damage are calculated for areas surveyed and reported annually. For more details on the aerial survey program, visit the aerial survey homepage.

Plumas National Forest: Google Earth .KMZ

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