The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection’s Forest Health program provides assistance to State, municipal, and private entities and individuals in the following areas:

• Forest health diagnostics – What is wrong with the trees?
• Forest insect mitigation – Can something be done about it?
• Investigation of forest insect impacts – Ecological and economical
• Surveys and monitoring – Native and invasive threats
• Outreach and education – Through presentations, reports, and other means

Program priorities focus on insect pests, forest pathogens, and abiotic stressors such as wind damage and flooding.

Photos: Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection

Forest Health Conditions in Alaska

The Forest Health Conditions in Alaska report summarizes observations made during surveying efforts each year. It is produced annually by USDA Forest Service - Forest Health Protection and their partners, including the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection. For copies of the Forest Health Conditions in Alaska reports, please visit the USDA Forest Service – Region 10 Forest Health Protection website.

For more information:

Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection Forest Health Program
(907) 269-8460
Email

Program funding is provided by USDA Forest Service – Forest Health Protection