USDA Forest Service: What have we done for you lately?
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USDA Forest Service:What have we done for you lately?
Kerry O. BrittonNational Program Leader for Forest Pathology Research & DevelopmentUSDA Forest ServiceArlington, VA
NPDRS, 2011
National Forest System 20 percent of U.S. forests and many rangelands
The National Forests and Grasslands
193 million acres
Forest land748 million acres
420,000 acres treated to control invasive species in 2010
America’s Forests748 million acres
20%
13%
9%
1%
57%
National forest
Tribal/otherfederal
State govt
Local govt
Private
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Through our State and Private Forestry staff, the Forest Service contributes to sustainable forest management nationwide.
>800,000 acres treated for invasive species
A Century of Research
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Kane
Koen
Coram
Delta
Dukes
Paoli
Udell
Coulee
Desert
Entiat
FernowFraser
Santee
Sinkin
Argonne
Calhoun
Chipola
Coweeta
Manitou
Marcell
Olustee
Redwood
Sagehen
StarkeyBartlett
Crossett
Escambia
Harrison
Hitchiti
Pike Bay
Sylamore
Big Falls
Challenge
Kaskaskia
Kawishiwi McCormick
Palustris
Penobscot
San Dimas
Teakettle
Alum Creek
Bent Creek
Massabesic
Wind River
Black Hills
Boise Basin
Fort Valley
Great Basin
Long Valley
San Joaquin
Cascade Head
Caspar Creek
Priest River
Scull ShoalsSierra Ancha
Silas Little
South Umpqua
Tallahatchie
Cutfoot Sioux
Glacier Lakes
H. J. Andrews
Hubbard BrookPringle Falls
North Mountain
Swain Mountain
Vinton Furnace
Blacks Mountain
Deception Creek
Lower Peninsula
Tenderfoot Creek
Stephen F. Austin
Stanislaus-Tuolumne
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Maybeso
Young Bay
Bonanza Creek
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Hawaii (proposed)
Lands
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National Forest
Research Stations
Alaska
Northern
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Southwest
Rocky Mountain
Southern
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U.S. Virgin Islands
LuquilloEstate Thomas
G. Arthaud 8/7/06
USDA Forest Service Experimental Areas
experimental area
National Forest System
research station
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Sentinel Plant Network
Monitor plantings in public gardens for pestsAnd to report invasive behavior in plants
Domestic – EDRRAmerican Public Gardens Association
National Plant Diagnostic Network
Offshore – Prevention
New Strategy for Invasive Species Research
Chapter on Plant Pathogens
Chapter on Prevention
EXPLAINS:
Why
How
Who
What
FOR:
Foresters
Students
Regulators
PHYTOsanitaryrequirements?
Who, Me ????
2.5 new forest pests/yr in the USA1 in 4 cause major damage
Sap Feeders
Foliage Feeders
Wood Borers
“Other insects”
Source: Aukema et al., 2010
TNC – NCEAS STUDIES
Forest Pest Pathway Analysis
Plants for Planting is the most important
Wood packaging and products second
Plants for Planting: 2.5 BILLION plants
imported in 2009
Imports only 3.5% of industry value as a whole
Inspectors overwhelmed
75% of infested shipments PASS undetected at Plant Inspection Stations