Table of Contents 



V EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 



Purpose 



Discussion vi 



Strategic Goals vii 



Implementation ix 

 1 INTRODUCTION 



Purpose 



Background 



Scope 3 



Forest Health and Ecosystem 

 Management 4 



9 FOREST HEALTH CONCERNS 



Altered Ecological Conditions 



Introduced Pests 1 5 



The Urban — ^Wildland Interface 20 

 23 STRATEGIC GOALS & ACTIONS 



Planning 



Prevention 25 



Suppression 27 



Healthy Forests for America 's Future — A Strategic Plan iii 



