Forestry Assistance Bureau
QUESTIONS?
• Contact one of our Private Forestry Specialists and Forest Practices Advisors
• Contact one of our statewide Area Offices by using our Interactive Map
• Or visit our Area Offices web page
Bureau Chief Craig Foss [email: cfoss@idl.idaho.gov] The Forestry Assistance Bureau is located in the IDL Coeur d'Alene Staff Office, 3284 West Industrial Loop, Coeur d'Alene ID 83815; phone (208) 769-1525; fax (208) 769-1524.
Updates
› Press Release - The Idaho Forest Practices Act Advisory Committee (FPAAC) will meet via videoconference from the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) Coeur d’Alene office and the Boise IDL director’s office on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - posted January 18, 2012
› Press Release - Cooperation in Conservation Protects 720 Acres of Working Forests and Wildlife Habitat in Northern Idaho - posted November 11, 2011
Program Planning and Development
Contact Mary Fritz - email: mfritz@idl.idaho.gov
or call (208) 666-8667
The Bureau of Forestry Assistance supports programs that conserve, enhance and protect Idaho forests. Building on IDL’s state and private Forest Stewardship, Urban and Community Forestry, Forest Health and Fire programs we continuously seek ways to engage multiple partners to develop and implement projects that will reduce the threats to and increase the benefits of Idaho’s forests.
For more information, check out the following
>> Final Documents - Idaho Statewide Assessment of Forest Resources and Forest Resource Strategy
>> Silver Valley Project
Interdisciplinary Team
Contact Scott Marshall - email: smarshall@idl.idaho.gov
or call (208) 769-1525
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.
Idaho Forest Practices Act
> 2010 Idaho Forest Practices Year-End Report - posted March 11, 2011
Contact Ara Andrea - email: aandrea@idl.idaho.gov
or call (208) 769-1525
Web link: Idaho Administrative 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.
› Contact your local Private Forestry Specialists and Forest Practices Advisors
› Forest Practice State Forester Forum Updates
Cumulative Watershed Effects (CWE)
Contact Chris Tretter - email: ctretter@idl.idaho.gov
or call (208) 769-1525
"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)
Urban and Community Forestry
Contact David Stephenson - email: dstephenson@idl.idaho.gov
or call (208) 769-1525
› Idaho Community Forestry Home Page
› Idaho Community Forestry Council
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.
Service Forestry
Contact Suzie Jude - email: sjude@idl.idaho.gov
or call (208) 769-1525
› 2011 Timber Tax Workshop Handouts, Presentations and Link to the Workshop Workbook
About the Service Forestry Program
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.
— Landowner Forest Stewardship Plan (LFSP) and NRCS Forest Management Plan (FMP) Template - This template was developed to assist forestry consultants and other forest management plan authors in writing LFSPs and FMPs to meet each plan’s requirements. NRCS FMP plan development can be partially funded by NRCS through the EQIP program; only planner-certified Technical Service Providers may write these FMPs.
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:
— 2003 NASF Principles and Guidelines for a Well Managed Forest
— A Stewardship Handbook for Family Forest Owners 
— Caring for Your Forest with a Forest Stewardship Plan
>> IFSAC Meeting Minutes
— October 21, 2010
— April 14, 2010 (short version)
Idaho Forest Legacy Program
— Conservation Easements
Contact: Karen Sjoquist, (208) 263-5104 (x 5120)
or email: ksjoquist@idl.idaho.gov
› IDL Forest Legacy Program Web Page
Agroforestry Newsletters
— Working Trees for Water Quality: A Partner in Watershed Management
Agroforestry helps to protect water quality while achieving both landowner and community objectives. Read the article.
— Working Trees - Silvopasture: An Agroforestry Practice
Combining Working Trees with forage and livestock produces marketable products and maintains long-term productivity. Read the article.
— Working Trees for Agriculture
Working Trees help make agricultural systems more sustainable by protecting crops and livestock, conserving natural resources, improving human environments and providing sources of income. Read the article.
Forest Health
>> 2010 Aerial Detection Survey Map - posted March 28, 2011
>> Check our Forest Health Training web page for Current Workshop/Conference Information
>> A Field Guide to Diseases & Insect Pests of Northern & Central Rocky Mountain Conifers [Visit the Forest Health Web Page - Additional Information and Forms] - posted January 27, 2011
>> 2010 North Idaho Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Pheromone Trapping Report - posted January 26, 2011
>> Douglas-fir tussock moth Outbreak in Northern Idaho and Spokane County - Find out more Information - posted January 21, 2011
Contact Tom Eckberg - email: teckberg@idl.idaho.gov
or call (208) 769-1525
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.
— 2009 Idaho Forest Health Highlights - This document provides background information about Idaho's forests, their biological, economic and recreational importance, and the status of insects and diseases.
— 2010 Idaho Aerial Detection Survey Map (5.92 MB PDF)
— Insect and Disease State Forester Forums
— 2008 Forest Health Fact Sheet
— Role of Insects and Disease
— Why are Some Forests Clearcut? An Article by the Idaho Forest Products Commission
— Briefing Paper Update on Bark Beetle Mitigation Projects in Eastern Idaho (2007)
Idaho Gypsy Moth Trapping Program
Contact Neal Kittelson - email: nkittelson@idl.idaho.gov
or call (208) 769-1525
— Idaho Gypsy Moth Report 2011
— 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
NOTE: Some links on this page will take you outside the State of Idaho web server.
