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United States Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Intermountain and Northern Regions
November 2004

Forest Health Protection
Protecting and Improving the Health of America's Forests

[image: mountain seen though trees]

About Us

The Forest Health Protection staff consists of entomologists, plant pathologists, foresters, other forest health specialists and technicians who have specialized skills and experience in:

• insect and disease diagnosis and management
• pesticide use and management
• forest health concepts, conditions, and trends

We help people understand the effects various agents have on their forests, the alternatives they have to influence those effects, and ways that treatments can be integrated to meet multiple objectives. Services are provided through two regional programs and four field offices. We implement our programs by working cooperatively with federal, state, and private ownerships in the Intermountain and Northern Regions.

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We are committed to maintaining healthy sustainable forests.

What We Do

We provide services in the following programs:

• Forest Health Monitoring and Assessment—Detect and monitor insect and disease activity; evaluate changes in forest condition; and assess resilience of forest ecosystems through collection, analysis, and reporting of data from permanent plots, aerial detection, and ground surveys.

[image: a small plane flying over a forest]

• Forest Insect and Disease Services— Evaluate disease and insect situations; provide management guidance; participate in forest
planning and forest plan implementation; provide technical and financial assistance for forest insect and disease suppression, prevention and restoration projects; and develop new technology for managing forest health.

[image: a mix of healthy and dying trees]

• Pesticide Use and Coordination—Provide technical assistance, training and support to environmental analysis teams related to the safe and effective use of pesticides.

[image: workers in protective equipment spraying trees]

• Non-native Species Management—Detect, evaluate, suppress and/or assist with management of introduced pathogens and insects. Provide information and assistance on pesticides and biological controls used to manage non-native invasive plants.

[image: two women examining flowers]
[image: two men walking in field of tall flowers]

• Forest Health Education— Provide scientifically based information on forest health issues to facilitate informed public participation in forest resource management decisions through training, participation in and development of a variety of information media.

[image: group of students in a class]

Contact Us

Boise Field Office
USDA Forest Service
Forest Health Protection
1249 S. Vinnell Way, Suite 200
Boise, ID 83709
Phone: 208-373- 4227

Coeur d'Alene Field Office
USDA Forest Service
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
3815 Schreiber Way
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815-8363
Phone: 208-765-7342

Missoula Field Office
USDA Forest Service
P.O. Box 7669
Missoula, MT 59807
Phone: 406-329-3308

Ogden Field Office
USDA Forest Service
4746 S. 1900 E.
Ogden, UT 84403
Phone: 801-476-9720

Forest Health Monitoring Coordinator
USDA Forest Service
Federal Building
324—25th Street
Ogden, UT 84401
Phone: 801-625-5820

Pesticide and Cooperative Noxious Weed Coordinator
USDA Forest Service
Federal Building
324 25th Street
Ogden, UT 84401
Phone: 801-625-5258

Caring for the Land and Serving People

USDA Forest Service

Region 1
USDA Forest Service
P.O. Box 7669
Missoula, MT 59807
Phone: 406-329-3605

Region 4
USDA Forest Service
Federal Building
324 25th Street
Ogden, UT 84401
Phone: 801-625-5759

Web Site: www.fs.fed.us/rI-r4/spf/fhp/

Partner Agencies and Stakeholders

State Foresters
State Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Department of Defense
USDA Forest Service
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Environmental Protection Agency
Tribal governments
Private landowners
Academic Institutions, domestic and international
International resource, quarantine and research organizations

Our vision is to work with partners to bring together all stakeholders to protect and improve the health of the Nation's forested lands.

USDA, is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

34.07.400.04/04
Revised/Reprint 11/2004

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