Our Mission

The California Forest Pest Council (CFPC) aims to foster education concerning forest pests and forest health, and advises the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection on forest health protection.

Sudden Oak Death

For in depth information about Sudden Oak Death visit the California Oak Mortality Task Force (COMTF) web site.

COMTF focuses on the plant pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, which can have devastating effects in the wildlands it inhabits and has had substantial impacts on the nursery industry internationally.

Local home owners: UC IPM Online

Meetings and Events

The California Forest Pest Council has annual meetings every fall for CFPC members, forest managers, forest pest specialists, policy makers and analysts, government agencies and anyone interested in forest health.

The CFPC posts registration information as well as notes and presentations from past meetings on this web site.

Annual Meeting & Reports:

Events & Field Tours:

Goldspotted Oak Borer (GSOB)

For more in depth information please click on the link below:      
Goldspotted oak borer (GSOB) Information

To Report Information on Dying Trees in Your Area

Please fill out the Forest Pest Detections Report – Forest Pest Detection Report
and submit to Tom Smith, tom.smith [at] fire.ca.gov