Insect defoliation and dieback project

The carbon accounting team of the Canadian Forest Service is a partner in a project called Gauging the Health of Canada’s Forests: Accounting for Insect Defoliation and Dieback in the Indicators of Sustainability for Canadians.

This project will improve the representation of insect area and impacts in the NFCMARS. The short-term priorities are to account for aspen defoliators and spruce budworm.  Future insects to be studied include hemlock looper and jack pine budworm.