Forest Health Monitoring. Program Highlights

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1 Forest Health Monitoring Program Highlights Borys M. Tkacz National Program Manager

2 2009 Program Highlights Management Team Evaluation Monitoring Reporting Highlights Budget Summary Risk Map Revision

3 FHM Management Team Chair National Program Manager- Borys Tkacz FHP Rep. for each FHM Region NE Jim Steinman NC Manfred Mielke 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 FIA National Program Leader Greg Reams FHM National Research Team Bill Bechtold NFS EMC Doug Powell FHTET Frank Fank Sapio SPF U&CF - Keith Cline

4 BASE Aspen Mortality in Rockies INT Spruce Beetle INT Whitebark Pine & MPB - INT Hickory Decline NC Bacterial Leaf Scorch NC & NE Drought & Aspen - NC Beech Bark Disease in MI NC White Ash in Allegheny Plateau - NE 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 Larch Sawfly in AK WC Mountain Pine Beetle Life Cycle Timing in CA - WC Evaluation Monitoring Projects 2009 FIRE PLAN Fire and Ponderosa Pine beetles INT Mountain Pine Beetle in Fire-Damaged Pine - INT Forest and Landscape Health in Pinaleno Mtns INT Bark Beetle Outbreaks: Implications for Fuels, Fire, and Management under Climate Change INT Estimating Down Woody Materials in the Western US - INT Fire and oaks in IA and MO NC Drought and Temperature Stress on Oaks in Ozarks NC Gypsy moth, fire, and climate change NE Fuel Dynamics in Southern Pine Beetle Killed Stands - SO Invasive bark and woodboring beetles following fire WC Threats to foxtail pine WC Survival of fire-injured injured trees in OR & WA WC WC White Pine Blister Rust and Sugar Pine Survival WC Pest-Related, Fire, and Postfire-Mortality in OR - WC

5 Reporting Highlights National Reports FHM National Technical Reports 2006, 2007 in press 2008 in review Forest Health Highlights g IA, IN, IL, MI, MO, MN, WI FHM Website New URL: hm

6 Budget Outlook Program Component FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 Allocated Allocated Expected $K $K $K Federal Lands Survey Cooperative Lands Survey* FHM Analysis SOD Detection Surveys EM Base Projects EM Fire Plan Projects Analysis & Reporting-RTP National Activities TOTAL * Federal Share of 50/50 Cost Shared Program

7 National Insect and Disease Risk Map

8 Final Report Published Website: technology/nidrm.shtml Chief s Honor Award for Natural Resource Stewardship 2011 Risk Map Effort In Progress National Insect and Disease Risk Map

9 Road To 2011 Risk Map National Oversight Team: Involve partners Overall project scope and goals Approves work plans and timelines Monitors progress Data Development Team: Determine data needs Ensure national consistency and accessibility Construct core datasets GIS support to Model Development Team Model Development Team: Review models for consistency and data gaps Identify current and future validation needs Propose model improvements or development Regional sub-teams for pest groups

10 National Risk Map Oversight Team Borys Tkacz WO, Team Leader Frank Sapio FHTET Ken Brewer RSAC Greg Reams FIA Terry 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

11 Model Development Team Jim Steinman NA, Team Leader West Coast: Sheri Smith R5 Helen Maffei R6 Intermountain: Ken Gibson R1 Holly Kearns- R1 Southern: Steve Clarke R8 Dale Starkey R8 Northeast: Barbara Burns VT Margaret Weeks NA North Central: Roger Mech MI Manfred Mielke - NA