State and Private Forestry - Pacific Southwest Region

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 and geographic information systems.

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
• NEPA document input and review

*NEW* Western Bark Beetle Initiative Success Stories

• San Bernardo National Forest, Western Bark Beetle Thinning 2008 (PDF 152 KB)
• Sierra National Forest, Western Bark Beetle Thinning 2008 (PDF 247 KB)
• Tahoe National Forest, Western Bark Beetle Thinning 2008 (PDF 240 KB)
• Protecting Camp Nelson, Sequoia National Forest (PDF 363 KB)
• American River Ranger District, Tahoe National Forest (PDF 1.25 MB)
• Meeting Multiple Resource Objectives through Forest Thinning Projects (PDF 1.42 MB)
• Forest Thinning Protects Communities and Critical Wildlife Habitat (PDF 1 MB)
• Vegetation maps and change detection for the U.S. Affiliated Islands

*NEW* Recent Publications

Cooperators

• California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
• Region 5 - Remote Sensing Lab
• Pacific Southwest Research Station
• Oregon Department of Forestry
• Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife
• Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team
• California Forest Pest Council
• Bureau of Reclamation - Mid-Pacific Region