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January 2015 - To address myriad issues facing our nation’s aging landscapes, the U.S. Forest Service has developed the Forest Health Advisory System, a web-based application that highlights potential future activity of more than 40 major forest pests and pathogens across 1.2 billion acres of treed lands

pine-beetle(Left) Large diameter Jeffrey pines killed by Jeffrey pine beetle, Luther Pass, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, 2007.
Credit: Sheri Smith, USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, Pacific Southwest Region

Healthy forests not only provide a beautiful setting for our outdoor activities, they are at lower risk for catastrophic wild fires, and are more resilient to changes in climate and insect and disease attack.

Many forest pests are part of the natural environment. However, as our nation’s forests grow older and more dense, they are at greater risk of attack and new invasive pests can become established. Fortunately, we have projections which can identify tree species at risk of attack well ahead of time. Armed with this and other local information we can be proactive about protecting and restoring our forests to a healthy state. By planting new trees, removing unhealthy trees, and limiting the spread of invasive forest pests, we can ensure our nation’s forests remain healthy for future generations.

This website is designed to report on existing and predicted insect and disease conditions, raising awareness about forest health in many of the places you have come to know and love. Remember a healthy forest can make a world of difference!

Click here for the Forest Health Advisory System


Sierra National Forest Link

America’s forests provide ecological, social, and economic services to our Nation. An important aspect of maintaining and enhancing a healthy forest is to protect and restore forests from insects and diseases that cause high levels of tree decline and mortality.

The US Forest Service conducted the 2013-2027 National Insect and Disease Forest Risk Assessment to provide a nationwide summary of the potential susceptibility to tree mortality caused by major forest pests. Results for the Sierra National Forest are presented below to inform assessments of natural ecosystems and prioritize potential management for pest prevention, suppression, and restoration.

This advisory is designed to raise awareness about forest health concerns and provide common ground for consultation between resource managers and forest health specialists. Impacts summarized below assume no active management during a 15-year (2013-2027) time frame.

Within Sierra National Forest 480,344 acres are susceptible to high levels (≥25%) of overall tree mortality. 27% of the tree biomass is at risk to forest pests.

Sources: USDA and Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center