Forest Health and Conditions Overview Forest Health Critical Issues: The next critical issue in Western land management: A. Are our national forests healthy? B. Can ailing forests heal themselves? C. "A cohesive strategy is needed..." D. Don't Move Firewood Transporting invasive insects and desease through      firewood including a "Gallery of Pests."  NEW The Health of Idaho's Forests A. What is a healthy forest? B. Changing conditions         1. The trees of Idaho's forests C. Forest health issues         1. Exotic Intrroductions         2. Watershed Health         3. Wildlife Interface Development         4. Forest Growth         5. Insects and Disease         6. Wildlife and Fire Management         7. Biodiversity         8. Summary         9. Conclusion D. Management Implications         1. Summary E. Biomass for Energy Eco-Link publication of the Temperate Forest Foundation (pdf, 164kb) F. Technology in the Forest Eco-Link publication of the Temperate Forest Foundation (pdf, 633kb) G. Mountain pine beetle Woodland NOTES Vol. 19, No. 2 Spring/Summer 2008, Author: Chris Schnepf H. Forests At A Crossroads Forest Health in the United States A. Introduction B. Forest change         1. Forest Type         2. Management and Non-management         3. Looks are Deceiving C. Forest health trends D. Fire and forest health E. East vs. West forests         1. Eastern Forests         2. Western Forests         3. The 1995 Salvage Rider F. Forest health concerns in the west         1. Intermountain G. Managing for healthy forests H. Time is Running Out for Southwest Forests (pdf. 353kb) I.   Forest Health Eco-Link publication of the Temperate Forest Foundation (pdf, 1.9Mb) NEW Forest Health Conditions in Idaho A. Idaho Forest Health Conditions (pdf, 52kb) B. Are Idaho's Forests Healthy? C. USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station Study on Partial Cutting, Mountain Pine Beetle  NEW The US Forest Service’s Rocky Mountain Research Station has published a study on the effects of partial cut and thinning treatments on mountain pine beetle infestations. To read the full study, please go to: http://smallwoodnews.com/Docs/PDF/ForestHealth/ParitalCuttingBeetle.pdf D. FOREST FOUNDATION STUDY QUANTIFIES GASES RELEASED INTO AIR FROM WILDLFIRES NEW Douglas-fir Bark Beetle A. Forest insect & disease         1. External Evidence of Infestation         2. Galleries and Characteristics of Infestation         3. Control B. Douglas-fir beetle in Idaho         1. Indicators of Attack         2. Life, History and Habits         3. Management Options C. Information on Insects - Bark Beetle Field Guide Other Forest Issues A. Forest & Shade Tree Pathology B. The Floodwood - Multimedia panoramas, video and audio-visual stories C. Fire Season - Forest Fires in Idaho D. High Country News         1. Working the Land Back to Health         2. Flagstaff Searches for its Forests' Future         3. Henry Carey & Brett KenCairn Comment E. White pine in the American West: a vanishing species-can we save it? Forest History A. Cultural Resource Inventory Pulaski, Two Days In August, 1910 (PDF 3.8Mb) B. When The Mountains Roared Stories of the 1910 fire (PDF 1.5Mb) C. History of the Priest River Experiment Station from USDA, June 2004 (PDF 2.6mb) VIIII. Audio and Video (requires Real Player) A. Forest Health Issues    Douglas-Fir Bark Beetle  &  Bug / Disease Infestation and Fire    Forest Health    Forest Health...Forest Recreation and Roads FREE PLAYER: If you do not have the FREE version of Real Player, or if you want to upgrade to a higher version, please Click Here!