Forest Health Monitoring
Program Highlights
Borys M. Tkacz
National Program Manager
2009 Program Highlights
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Management Team
Evaluation Monitoring
Reporting Highlights
Budget Summary
Risk Map Revision
FHM Management Team
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Chair – National Program ManagerManager- Borys Tkacz
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FHP Rep. for each FHM Region
– NE – Jim Steinman
– NC – Manfred
M f d Mielke
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– SO – Dale Starkey
– INT –Jeri Lyn Harris
– WC – Alison Nelson
State Rep. for each FHM Region
– NE – Kyle Lombard, NH
– NC – Dave Heinzen,, MN
– SO – Ed Barnard, FL
– INT – Gail Durham, NV
– WC – Tom Smith, CA
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• FIA National Program
Leader – Greg Reams
• FHM National
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Team – Bill Bechtold
• NFS EMC – Doug Powell
• FHTET – Frank
F ank Sapio
• SPF U&CF - Keith Cline
Evaluation Monitoring Projects 2009
FIRE PLAN
Fire and Ponderosa Pine beetles – INT
Mountain Pine Beetle in Fire
Fire--Damaged
Pine - INT
Forest and Landscape Health in Pinaleno
Mtns – INT
Bark Beetle Outbreaks: Implications for
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Fuels,, Fire,, and Management
Climate Change – INT
Estimating Down Woody Materials in the
Western US - INT
Fire and oaks in IA and MO – NC
Drought
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and Temperature
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Stress on
Oaks in Ozarks – NC
Gypsy moth, fire, and climate change –
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Fuel Dynamics in Southern Pine Beetle
Killed Stands - SO
Invasive bark and woodboring beetles
following fire – WC
Threats to foxtail pine – WC
Survival of firefire-injured trees in OR & WA
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White Pine Blister Rust and Sugar Pine
Survival – WC
• Pest
Pest--Related, Fire, and Postfire
Postfire--Mortality
in OR - WC
BASE
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• Aspen
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Mortality
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• Spruce Beetle – INT
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• Whitebark Pine & MPB - INT
• Hickory Decline – NC
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• Bacterial Leaf Scorch – NC & NE
• Drought & Aspen - NC
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• Beech Bark Disease in MI – NC
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• White Ash in Allegheny Plateau - •
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• Impact of Laurel Wilt – SO
• Risk of Forest Tree Extinction and •
Genetic Degradation - SO
• Yellow Cedar Decline in AK – WC •
• Lichens and Nitric Acid in CA – WC
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• Larch Sawfly in AK – WC
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• Mountain Pine Beetle Life Cycle
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Timing in CA - WC
Reporting Highlights
• National Reports
– FHM National Technical Reports
• 2006, 2007 in press
• 2008 in review
• Forest Health Highlights
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- 2008
• IA, IN, IL, MI, MO, MN, WI
• FHM Website – New URL:
http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/fhm
http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/f
hm
Budget Outlook
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Program
Component
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Federal Lands Survey
FY 2007
FY 2008
Allocated Allocated
$K
$K
FY 2009
Expected
$K
812
812
812
2287
2131
2131
FHM Analysis
401
391
224
SOD Detection Surveys
420
426
426
EM Base Projects
701
700
700
EM Fire Plan Projects
575
486
522
Analysis & Reporting-RTP
150
150
150
National Activities
235
92
92
5581
5188
5057
Cooperative Lands Survey*
TOTAL
* Federal Share of 50/50 Cost Shared Program
National Insect and Disease
Risk Map
National Insect and Disease Risk Map
• Final Report Published
• Website:
http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/
technology/nidrm.shtml
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• Chief’s Honor Award for
Natural Resource
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Stewardship
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• 2011 Risk Map Effort In
Progress
Road To 2011 Risk Map
• National Oversight Team:
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Involve partners
Overall project scope and goals
Approves work plans and timelines
Monitors progress
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Determine data needs
Ensure national consistency and accessibility
Construct core datasets
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GIS support to Model Development Team
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Review models for consistency and data gaps
Identify current and future validation needs
Propose model improvements or development
Regional sub
sub--teams for pest groups
• Data Development Team:
• Model Development Team:
National Risk Map Oversight Team
Borys Tkacz – WO,
Team Leader
Frank Sapio – FHTET
Ken Brewer – RSAC
Greg Reams – FIA
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Terry
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Shaw – WWETAC
Danny Lee – EFETAC
Doug Powell – EMC
Greg Kujawa – FM
Dan Crittenden - FAM
Barb Burns – VT
Chris Asaro – VA
Karen Ripley – WA
Alison Nelson – R6
Jeri Lyn Harris – R2
Manfred Mielke – NA
Jim Steinman – NA
Dale Starkey – R8
Model Development Team
Jim Steinman – NA,, Team
Leader
West Coast:
Sheri Smith – R5
Helen Maffei – R6
Intermountain:
Ken Gibson – R1
Holly KearnsKearns- R1
Southern:
Steve Clarke – R8
Dale Starkey – R8
Northeast:
Barbara Burns – VT
Margaret Weeks – NA
North Central:
Roger Mech – MI
Manfred Mielke - NA