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
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
View Aerial Survey's on Google Map below:
Northeastern California Shared Services Area Website
Pathologist, Bill Woodruff
(530) 252-6680
Entomologist, Danny Cluck
(530) 252-6431
Recreation
Partners
A listing of local chambers of commerce, visitor bureaus,
and other recreation service partners
National
Forest Recreation Web site
National Forest recreation web site managed by the USDA Forest
Service.
ReserveUSA.com
On-line reservation site for thousands of Forest Service and
Corps of Engineer recreation sites.
Recreation.Gov
A one-stop site for information on federal lands.
Recreational
Opportunity Guides (ROG's)
A listing of all the current ROG's which give information
on recreational activities on the Plumas
OHV Forest Order Maps
Find out where you can recreate on the forest