Evaluation of Forest Pest Management Programs. Background for Weed Management Program. Phase I

摘要

This report summarizes and describes the activities of the USDA-Forest Service in weed management from several different perspectives. The first chapter summarizes all laws relevant to USDA-Forest Service weed management activities, including mandates for management of the National Forest System, directives for research activities, pesticide regulation, and environmental constraints. Chapter 2 addresses agency, departmental, and executive policies regarding weed management. The third chapter describes the roles of the offices and staff groups in the USDA-Forest Service as they pertain to weed management. Other chapters describe the 'on-the-ground' weed management activities of the USDA-Forest Service for timber, range, rights-of-way, and fuelbreaks. Chapter 7 briefly summarizes the activities of research to document the environmental effects of weed management activities.