California’s forests are among the most complex and diverse in the nation, with 25 major forest types occurring over 32 million acres throughout the state.

Approximately 33% of California is forested. These forest resources are susceptible to a variety of forest pests depending largely on tree species composition, tree stocking, drought, air pollution and other environmental factors.

 The USDA and the U.S. Forest Service does an annual report on the status of California's public forestlands.  This can be reviewed by CLICKING HERE.

Though the public forestlands include over 32 million acres in California, this does not include the privately-owned forestlands.  We have included information on this page that should prove helpful to owners with forested land.

       Vegetation Management Brochure

Western Pine Beetle          Other Bark Beetles...

    Western Gall Rust

DWARF MISTLETOE    

Dwarf Mistletoe on Firs

Dwarf Mistletoe on Pines

View the PDF version of this Book. (large file 6.58mb)

Protecting Communities And Savings Forests
Solving the Wildfire Crisis Through Restoration Forestry
By Thomas M. Bonnicksen, Ph.D

(This is an excellent resource of information and is a free downloadable book.)

In California, 37 million acres - or roughly 48 percent of the state's land base - face high, very high or extreme fire threats. Managing forested resources is critical to protecting communities and meeting the needs of a growing population.