Forest Health

The Forest Health Protection (FHP) Staff conducts surveys for forest insect, pathogen, and invasive plant epidemics and provides professional and financial assistance for forest insect and pathogen management on National Forests, lands managed by the Departments of Defense and the Interior, other Federal lands, and Tribal lands. Financial and technical assistance is also provided through State agencies to private forest landowners in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and current or former U.S. Trust Territories. The FHP Staff works closely with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and States to assist in actions against exotic pests, a major forest health threat. For established exotic pests such as gypsy moth & white pine blister rust, FHP has established programs to protect and restore affected tree species.