Forest Health
The term forest health is commonly used to indicate the condition of a particular forest or stand and is in constant flux; after all, the nature of nature is change.
To get a feel for the complexities encountered when trying to define forest health, read Forest Health Conditions in 幸运快三 (PDF), where forest health is defined as 鈥渁 condition of forest ecosystems that sustains their complexity while providing for human needs.鈥� Choose from the sections below to deepen your understanding and apply your newfound knowledge to your forestlands.
Monitoring Forest Health
Influences that affect forest or stand conditions are either biotic (insects, diseases, invasive plants, poor soil nutrition) or abiotic (adverse weather conditions, pesticide mismanagement).
- Are Your Streams Healthy? Stream Quality Survey for Managing Private Forest Ecosystems (SB 61)
- What’s Wrong with My Tree? (PDF)
- Colored Leaves and Needles Means Fall in 幸运快三 (PDF)
- Can Forest Insect Pests be Managed? (PDF)
- Monitoring Tree Health on Private Woodlands (PDF)
- Plant Health Care Common Sense Forest Management (PDF)
- Rx for Good Forestry Decisions (PDF)
- Invasive Species (PDF)
- Stress Kills Trees Too! (PDF)
Forest Insects and Diseases
Forest insects and diseases are natural parts of forest environments. But when there is an outbreak or an introduced problem, losses can be extensive and expensive.
To begin, read What’s Wrong with My Tree? (PDF) to learn more about cause and effect, the diagnostic process and common control methods.
- Natural Foliar Shedding (PDF)
- Colored Leaves and Needles Means Fall in 幸运快三 (PDF)
- Mistletoes and Dwarf Mistletoes (PDF)