2008 Science Delivery Highlights

2008 Science Delivery Highlights


Hemlock woolly adelgid infestation - Chris Evans, River to River CWMA, Bugwood.orgThe Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center (EFETAC) launched its forest threats summary viewer—a Web-based, user-friendly tool that provides images, threat distribution maps, additional forestry contact information, and brief descriptions about forest threats throughout the eastern U.S. EFETAC partnered with the University of North Carolina Asheville's National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center (NEMAC) to develop the tool, which is available on EFETAC’s Web site, http://www.forestthreats.org. Threats are categorized by today’s familiar forest concerns, including invasive plants, insects and diseases, loss of open space, climate change, and wildland fire.  

The user is also provided current and credible Web links to other federal, state, and local resources that offer additional in-depth information. This initial version of the multi-phased tool will be continually updated with environmental threats as well as additional search features. The forest threats summary viewer is an excellent tool for individuals concerned about environmental threats to healthy forests or how these threats affect backyard habitats. The viewer makes forest research more relevant and useful to forest land managers and homeowners by connecting them with resources to help address concerns.

 

Contact: Danny C. Lee, EFETAC Director, (828) 257-4854, dclee@fs.fed.us

Partners: The University of North Carolina Asheville’s National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center

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