Forest Health

Alberta Sustainable Resource Development’s (SRD) forest health program monitors and manages the biological, physiological, and environmental factors that may have an adverse effect on the health of the forest. These factors can include:

• Insects
• Nematodes
• Microorganisms (viruses, bacteria, fungi)
• Parasitic plants
• Mammals
• Birds
• Noxious and restricted weed
• Non-infectious disorders caused by climate, soil, applied chemicals, air pollutants and other physiographic conditions

SRD is committed to sustaining the health of our forests, and does so through detection, survey and monitoring, assessment of risk, and the implementation of various management programs in forest stands.

For further information, see:

• Bugs & Diseases

• Forest Health Annual Reports
• Forest Health Directives
• Forest Pests

• Mountain Pine Beetle
  • Beetle Bulletin

Alberta Emergency Management Agency

• Critical Pest Infestation

Contact Forest Health

Please contact your nearest Forestry Division office if you have any comments or questions regarding forest health. Forest Health Officers are available in Peace River, Athabasca, Hinton, Whitecourt and Calgary – or email:

• Fh.Info@gov.ab.ca

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Updated: Jun 28, 2010