Forestry Assistance Bureau

 

Updates

• State Forester Forum - Insect and Disease Updates - posted July 22, 2008
• Community Forestry Events: Tree Care and Arborist Certification Course (August 14-15, 2008 - Idaho Falls) - posted July 10, 2008
  

The Forestry Assistance Bureau coordinates and administers the following Programs:

• Cumulative Watershed Effects
• Forest Health
• Forest Practices Act
• Interdisciplinary Team
• Service Forestry
• Urban / Community Forestry

Idaho Forest Practices Act

Idaho Administrative Code - Rules Pertaining to the Forest Practices Act - IDAPA 20.02.01

The Idaho Department of Lands provides assistance to landowners to establish healthy, sustainable forests and compliance with the Idaho Forest Practices Act. Landowner and logger consultations, and frequent site inspections, ensure continuous growth and harvest of forest tree species; protect forest soil, air, water and resources, and maintain wildlife and aquatic habitat. Idaho's Forest Practices identify standards for logging, road building, reforestation, streamside protection and other forest practices.

• 2007 Idaho Forest Practices Year-End Report
  
• New Certificate of Compliance - Fire Hazard Management Agreement and Notification of Forest Practices Form May Require Additional Signatures
  
• Questions about the Forest Practices Act? Contact Ara Andrea: aandrea@idl.idaho.gov or call (208) 769-1525

Cumulative Watershed Effects

What is CWE?
"Cumulative effects" means the impact on water quality and/or beneficial uses which can result from the incremental impact of two (2) or more forest practices. Cumulative effects can result from individually minor but collectively significant actions taking place over a period of time." [Section 38-1303 (17), Idaho Code]

• Forest Practices - Cumulative Watershed Effects - Process for Idaho (March 2000)
• Questions about CWE? Contact Chris Tretter - email: ctretter@idl.idaho.gov or call (208) 769-1525

Urban / Community Forestry

Visit the Community Forestry web page for additional information on assistance available, grant programs, contact information, resources, Tree City USA and more. The Urban/Community Forestry Program provides technical and financial assistance to communities who want to develop an urban or community forestry program.

• Contact David Stephenson - email: dstephenson@idl.idaho.gov or call (208) 769-1525

Service Forestry

The Service Forestry Program provides limited-duration "first look" professional forestry advice on timber sales, reforestation, thinning and management planning to private forest owners. Also administered is the Forest Stewardship Program, which provides cost share funds to improve the condition and productivity of the State's non-industrial privately-owned timberlands.

• Contact Suzie Jude (sjude@idl.idaho.gov) or call (208) 769-1525
  
• Forest Stewardship Planning Process: Forest Enhancement Process (FLEP)
  
• Thinking about implementing a forest stewardship plan on your forestland? Read these booklets published by the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service:
  • A Stewardship Handbook for Family Forest Ownerships
  • Caring for Your Forest with a Forest Stewardship Plan

Forest Health

Visit the Forest Health Program web page for additional information. The Forest Health Program provides technical assistance to state and private forest landowners regarding identification of and ways to combat forest insects and diseases.

• Contact Jeffrey Fidgen - email: jfidgen@idl.idaho.gov or call (208) 769-1525
• Contact Tom Eckberg - email: teckberg@idl.idaho.gov or call (208) 769-1525
• 2007 North Idaho Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Pheromone Trapping Report [Report No. IDL 07-2]
• Briefing Paper Update on Bark Beetle Mitigation Projects in Eastern Idaho (2007)
• Insect and Disease State Forester Forum

Idaho Gypsy Moth Trapping Program

• Contact Gretchen Lech - email: glech@idl.idaho.gov or call (208) 769-1525
• Idaho Gypsy Moth Report 2007
• Frequently Asked Questions About Gypsy Moths
• Comparison between Gypsy Moth and Tussock Moth

Gypsy Moth Related Web Links

• US Forest Service - Gypsy Moth in North America
• National Agricultural Pest Information System - European Gypsy Moth
• National Agricultural Pest Information System - Asian Gypsy Moth

Interdisciplinary Team

The Interdisciplinary Team is a cadre of technical specialists in hydrology, fish biology and geotechnical engineering providing advice and assistance either as individuals or as an organized interdisciplinary team.

• Contact Scott Marshall - email: smarshall@idl.idaho.gov or call (208) 769-1525