Protecting Your Forest Asset
2013/06/01
Private forest owners control most of the southern forest resource
and are critical to maintaining forest health in the South. Record
droughts, rising temperatures, increased frequency and intensity of
wildfires, insect and plant invasions, and more intense storm events
all pose threats to the health of Southern forests. Scientists project
that increases in temperature and changes in rainfall patterns will
cause these disturbances to become more common, occurring with
greater intensity or duration. This pamphlet reviews healthy forest
strategies and approaches to decrease the risks associated with
these disturbances on your forestland.
Lisa Jennings, US Forest Service, Leslie Boby, SREF, William Hubbard, SREF & Mark Megalos, NCSU
Forest Health, Forest Management, and Policy and Administration
Southern Region Forest ThreatsFinal 5.pdf
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