Forest Health
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Collapse ▲Managing for forest health focuses on reducing the risk associated with biotic pests (insects and disease) and abiotic issues (wildfire, drought, more). Sound forest management can help you achieve a healthy, sustainable forest.
Invasive Pest Range Maps
Forest pest range maps help forest resource managers understand threats to their forests and make better management decisions. The following maps are georeferenced and can be opened in compatible apps (e.g., Avenza Maps).
- Emerald ash borer
- Laurel wilt disease
- Firewood pests (invasive pests spread via firewood)
- Cogongrass (map by NCDA&CS)
NC State Extension Videos
Publications
These publications provide information that can help you in managing a healthy forest. Some of the publications are in pdf format and are available free for downloading. A free pdf reader can be downloaded from Adobe.
- Fact Sheet: Spotted lanternfly
- Fact Sheet: Asian longhorned beetle
- Fact Sheet: Emerald ash borer
- Firewood as a vector in invasive pest dispersal
- Fact Sheet: Insect Pests of Oaks
- Fact Sheet: Disease Pests of Oaks
- Woodland Owner Notes: Thinning Pine Stands
- Healthy Forests: Invasive Plants and Your Forests (AG-771)
- Healthy Forests: Managing for Resilience (AG-772)
- Promoting a Healthy Forest on Your Land (SREF-FH-001)
Extension Programs
- The Bradford Pear Bounty aims to replace landscape and ornamental varieties of Pryus calleryana (including but not limited to the ‘Bradford’ variety). Homeowners who cut their pear downs receive a free native replacement. This program also seeks to raise awareness for the invasive properties of this tree.
- Poolside Pests is a program that aims to increase public awareness and citizen reporting of invasive species. When new pests are detected quickly, eradication efforts are more successful and our forests stay healthier.