Developing and Extending through Public Awareness and Outreach FHP Healthy Forest / Invasive Species Information and Programs using the Bugwood Network

USDA Forest Service

The USDA Forest Service is responsible for implementing the Healthy Forest Initiation and for dealing with Non-native and/or Species considered to be invasive in US Forests. Part of the FS responsibilities include developing information and management strategies to help forest and range-land owners and managers deal with implementation of the Healthy Forest Initiative and to identify and manage non-native and invasive species that are or could be threats to the forested and rangelands.

The University of Georgia's Bugwood Network has worked in partnership with The USFS to develop and implement WWW-internet-based delivery strategies and systems to help The USFS carryout their mission and mandate to land-owners and land-managers. However, these preliminary information systems can be improved, and integrated into operational and ongoing systems and enhanced with new information packaged and integrated into these systems.