i-Tree: Re-leaf for Trees Worldwide

Forest management helps to maintain our world’s forest from destruction by fire, deforestation, and pestilence.   Next week the U.S. Forest Service is releasing software called i-Tree, used to detect invasive species of pests in forests.  

All too often, pests such as the Asian longhorned beetle are introduced to a population biologically incapable of protecting itself.   As a result, forests often become blemished long before the invasive species is detected and exterminated.   

Forest management is crucial to maintaining this finite resource that has a vital role in our ecosystem.  SCIENCE SCREEN REPORT Volume 40 has an excellent episode titled: FOREST MANAGEMENT – Conserving our Resources.

Source:
http://blogs.usda.gov/2011/03/03/i-tree-software-to-help-communities-fight-invasive-species/