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By Barbara Burns (in consultation with Jim Steinman) NA Program Coordinator for Forest Health Monitoring

By Barbara Burns (in consultation with Jim Steinman) NA Program Coordinator for Forest Health Monitoring. Forest Health Program elements to consider…. Forest Health Program elements to consider…. Elements related to How the Program is delivered Elements related to Key Program Areas

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By Barbara Burns (in consultation with Jim Steinman) NA Program Coordinator for Forest Health Monitoring

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  1. By Barbara Burns (in consultation with Jim Steinman) NA Program Coordinator for Forest Health Monitoring

  2. Forest Health Program elements to consider…

  3. Forest Health Program elements to consider… • Elements related to How the Program is delivered • Elements related to Key Program Areas • Integrating Forest Health with Other Programs

  4. Elements related to How the Program is delivered

  5. Involve State Departments of Agriculture…

  6. Involve State Departments of Agriculture as partners … where they are the lead agency for Cooperative Forest Health programs.

  7. Elsewhere, they should be a key stakeholder, as most States share responsibilities for pest management between State agriculture and forestry agencies.

  8. Collect forest health data….with other States.

  9. Include flexibility… to respond to new situations…

  10. Forest Health Program elements to consider… • Elements related to Key Program Areas • Integrating Forest Health with Other Programs

  11. Address exotic invasive pest species…

  12. “…hemlock woolly adelgid… will undoubtedly …degrade habitat for coldwater stream species.”

  13. Detect, monitor, and evaluate forest pests and forest health conditions.

  14. WATERSHED MODEL FOREST, CLARYVILLE “… plots have been installed, according to the USDA Forest Health Monitoring (FHM) system.”

  15. “… the threat of wildfire is… greater. Tons of fallen limbs .. are a …reminder of the … 2007 ice storm.”

  16. Conduct forest health management activities…

  17. “…. invasive species control and management …should be addressed in the Forest Stewardship plan.”

  18. Reduce damage..through… suppression and/or eradication.

  19. State Forests 70,393 acres State Parks 4,403 acres State Game Lands 22,113 acres  

  20. Represent forest entomology and forest pathology expertise within the State..

  21. .. include education efforts where needed, such as the “do not move firewood” campaign…

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