Forest Health

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A healthy forest is a productive forest

Maintaining a healthy forest is an important objective for most forsetland owners. In this section, we'll answer some basic questions about tree health:

Are you trees healthy or not? How can you tell?
What are the most common tree health problems, and why do they occur?
How can you maintain healthy trees and prevent future problems?

For more information, please conact:
Dave Shaw, Oregon State University Extension Specialist

FOREST HEALTH RESOURCES TO GET YOU STARTED:

Publications

Managing Insects and Diseases of Oregon Conifers Management of the most common insect & disease pests of Oregon conifers.

Presentations

Forest Health Basics Online Presentation Forest Health Tips by Max Bennet, OSU Extension Agent

Other

Insect and Disease Pest Notes This on-line series of fact sheets produced by the Oregon Department of Forestry highlights several of the most common insect and disease problems affecting forest trees in Oregon. Includes bark beetles, borers, sucking insects, defoliators, foliage diseases, shoot and twig insects, and root diseases.
Forest Health Protection from the USDA Forest Service A compendium of information about regional tree and forest health issues, including many publications and images.
Pacific Northwest On-line Guide to Plant Disease Control Includes information about trees.
Pacific Northwest Insect Management Handbook For more information about local forest insect and disease problems, contact your local Extension Forester.