Plumas-Sierra Tree Mortality Page
Plumas-Sierra Tree Mortality Web Mapper
Quick Overview
A web app has been created to capture information about tree mortality.
Use the Web app to mark the location and report the dead tree(s). Additional information is requested to describe the dead tree(s) and capture your contact information in case it is necessary to get in touch with you.
Web app link: http://arcg.is/2fIPHwf
To view the mapped data use this link:
http://tinyurl.com/dead-tree-mapper
Tree Mortality Information
Annual Mortality Maps
The US Forest Service conducts annual flights to assess forest conditions and map dead trees. These flights produce maps that have been helpful to describe the bark beetle epidemic over the past couple years. Maps are accessible here.
You can learn about how the maps are created by examining a recorded presentation entitled Aerial Surveys of Forest Mortality in California by Jeffrey Moore, US Forest Service. YouTube recording here. Powerpoint presentation here
Educational Materials
- Forestland Steward "Unprecedented" Summer 2016
- US Forest Service publication "Bark Beetles in California Conifers"