Forest Health Review Committee Prince George, BC January 30, 2008 Canadian Forest Service Forest Health Activities

CFS Forest Pest Related National Projects 2008/09  Reduction in barriers to trade  Forest Invasive Alien Species  Integrated Pest Management  Mountain Pine Beetle  Understanding Genomes to improve forest sustainability  Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation

Federal Role in Forest Sector  Develop science and technology to enhance forestry policy and practices.  Support Canada’s international trade interests in the forest products industry.  Represent Canada’s bilateral and multilateral discussions and negotiations on forest-related issues of global significance.

 HQ: Ottawa  5 Research Centres:  Pacific  Northern  Great Lakes  Laurentian  Atlantic

 Reduction in Barriers to Trade  The movement of alien invasive species has serious ecological and economic effects around the world  The Canadian forest sector is affected both in damage to the forest and in impacts to trade.  The CFS works closely with the CFIA, international collaborators and provinces to address this issue

 Economic Analysis  Alien species surveillance and establishment analysis  Testing pheromone lures for bark beetles  Barcoding invasive and native pests  Analysis of long-established IAS   Reduction in Barriers to Trade

 Science support to development of international phytosanitary measures (CFS/IEPB,CFIA, DFAIT, IPPC, NAPPO)  Wood Packing treatment options  Sudden Oak Death Risk Analysis  Analysis of fungi in exported green lumber  Insect and fungal collections  Collections and taxonomy  Reduction in Barriers to Trade

 Biocontrol of forest weeds  Armillaria  Growth impacts, modeling  Control - stumping  Phellinus/Laminated Root Rot research  Douglas-fir (DF) resistance  Genomics and proteomics  Occurrence and incidence in BC's southern interior  Management strategies for LRR  Integrated Pest Management

 Defoliators Bio-control: Spruce Budworm, Western Hemlock Looper, Doug-fir Tussock Moth, Hemlock Sawfly, Winter Moth Spruce budworm population ecology and biology  Dwarf Mistletoe biocontrol  White Pine Weevil Selection of resistant trees

 Forest Invasive Species  Biocontrol and fungicides for management of Sudden Oak Death  Stem Rusts  White Pine Blister Rust Research  Septoria canker of hybrid poplar

 Mountain Pine Beetle Bark Beetles  Modelling the risk of eastern spread of MPB: susceptibility and host connectivity  Spatial modelling of beetle impact under management and climate scenarios  Population dynamics of endemic populations  Landscape level spread model for MPB  Incorporation of genomics information into MPB statistical spread models (Genome BC announcement)  Beetle fungal tree interactions east of Rockies

 Mountain Pine Beetle Bark Beetles  Impacts of interacting below- and above- ground herbivores on gap dynamics  Reproduction of MPB in alternate hosts (spruce)  Measuring ecosystem response to beetle outbreaks Regeneration and growth releases. Measuring interactions between beetle and fire Modeling growth and yield in a beetle environment

 Mountain Pine Beetle remote sensing  Estimate changes in MPB population over time  Assess efficacy of mitigation efforts  Track population dynamics, including Green:Red ratios (green attack is retrospectively mapped using time series of red attack)  Make wide-area estimates from sampled information  Estimate and adjust red attack damage estimates

 Spruce Beetle, Western Spruce Budworm Risk in a Changing Climate Implemented SB voltinism and WSBW development models in BioSIM for CC forecasting Developing statistical outbreak risk models including CC Developing collaborations with USFS Western Threat Centre, Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium  Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation