森林健康
这个词 森林健康 is commonly used to indicate the condition of a particular forest or stand and is in constant flux; after all, 自然的本质是变化.
To get a feel for the complexities encountered when trying to define 森林健康, read 爱达荷州森林健康状况(PDF)，其中森林健康的定义为 “a condition of forest ecosystems that sustains their complexity while providing for human needs.” Choose from the sections below to deepen your understanding and apply your newfound knowledge to your forestlands.
监测森林健康
Influences that affect forest or stand conditions are either 生物 (insects, diseases, invasive plants, poor soil nutrition) or 非生物 (adverse weather conditions, pesticide mismanagement).
森林病虫害
Forest insects and diseases are natural parts of forest environments. But when there is an outbreak or an introduced problem, losses can be extensive and expensive.
首先，阅读 我的树怎么了? (PDF) to learn more about cause and effect, the diagnostic process and common control methods.
文章及刊物
- Field Guide to the 树皮甲虫 of Idaho and Adjacent Regions (SB 74)
- Management of White Pine Weevil in Spruce (CIS 1133)
- 树皮甲虫与柴火(PDF)
- Douglas-fir Bark Beetle and Secondary Mortality (PDF)
- 山松甲虫(PDF)
- 松木雕刻师(PDF)
- 松蛾(PDF)
- 亚洲舞毒蛾(PDF)
- 爱达荷州舞毒蛾监测(PDF)
- 香脂Woolly Adelgid (PDF)
- 西部云杉Budworm (PDF)
- 便览-杨树蛀虫(PDF)
- The Case of the Deformed Trees (Eriophyid Mites) (PDF)
- 森林害虫能被控制吗? (PDF)
Web资源
森林土壤与营养
Commonly overlooked, healthy soils are critical to the success of forestland environments. 探索 the world of forest soils and nutrition and learn more about this often ignored, 但至关重要的, 我们森林环境的组成部分.
- Major Wood Decays in the Inland West (TXT 6)
- Good Rocks/Bad Rocks: The Latest Piece in the Puzzle of Natural Forest Fertility (PDF)
- 森林土壤vs. 农业土壤(PDF)
- Mycorrhizae: the Friendly Forest Fungi (PDF)
- Forest Ecosystems: Old Pines and Young Salmon (PDF)
- After the Fires: Hydrophobic Soils (PDF)
- Managing Organic Debris for 森林健康: Reconciling Fire Hazard, 树皮甲虫, 野生动物, 和森林营养需求(pnw609)
- Prevent Forest Soil Compaction – Designate Skid Trails (PDF)
- 树皮甲虫, Slash and Forest Fertility (PDF)
- 健康的森林需要良好的饮食(PDF)
- 斜杠里有多少肥料? (PDF)
Identifying and Controlling Invasive Plants
You may not want them, but you got them. 外来入侵植物, 通常被称为杂草, are undesirable or troublesome plants that usually grow profusely where they are not wanted. 通过阅读了解更多 入侵物种(PDF).
Refine your knowledge about individual invasive plants species, 以及如何控制它们, 从下面的选择中选择.
- 爱达荷州的67株毒草. Idaho has 67 different species of weeds which are designated noxious by state law. These weeds are designated into three levels of concern. The spread of these weeds and the damage they do to Idaho agriculture can be lessened through proper identification and handling.
- Idaho State Department of Agriculture Noxious Weeds Program. ISDA is responsible for the administration of the State Noxious Weed Law. The State Weed Coordinator and the other program staff provide support, training and organizational assistance to the counties and Cooperative Weed Management Areas throughout the state.
- Pacific Northwest Weed Management Handbook. This handbook is designed as a quick and ready reference for weed control practices and herbicides used in various cropping systems or sites in Idaho, 俄勒冈州和华盛顿州.