Protecting your forest asset: managing risks in changing times

Lisa Jennings; Leslie Boby; Bill Hubbard; Mark Megalos

Protecting your forest asset: managing risks in changing times

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Lisa Jennings, Leslie Boby, Bill Hubbard, Mark Megalos

Year:

2013

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Technology Bulletin SREF-FM-018. Southern Regional Extension Forestry 1-8.

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Abstract

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.

Citation

Jennings, Lisa; Boby, Leslie; Hubbard, Bill; Megalos, Mark. 2013. Protecting your forest asset: managing risks in changing times. Technology Bulletin SREF-FM-018. Southern Regional Extension Forestry 1-8.