Resources

Community scientists in Point Defiance
Resources

Field Guides

Tree Pests and Pathogens of Concern (V1.1) – Draft

WSU Field Guide Cover Page

Forest Health Watch – Soil Sampling

Soil Collection Field Guide

Forest Health Watch – Western Redcedar Dieback Map

Redcedar Dieback Map Field Guide

Forest Health Watch – Maple Health Watch

Maple Health Watch Field Guide

Flyers

Community Programs

Forest Pests

Western Redcedar Studies

Pamphlets

Planting your Trees

Right Tree Right Placer flyer (Front)

PDF Download (Both Pages)

Right Tree Right Placer flyer (Back)

Forest Pests

Forest Pests of Concern to the Pacific Northwest page 1 of trifold

PDF Download (Both pages)

Forest Pests of Concern to the Pacific Northwest page 2 of trifold

WSU Fact Sheets

WSU – Managing Emerald Ash Borer in Washington State

Managing Emerald Ash Borer in Washington State

WSU – Emerald Ash Borer and Its Implications for Washington State

WSU - Emerald Ash Borer and Its Implications for Washington State

WSU – Sooty Bark Disease Diagnostic Guide

SBD Diagnostic Guide Cover Image

WSU – Tree Topping: A Practice to Avoid

WSU Fact Sheet Cover - Tree Toping a Practice to Avoid

WSU – Seasonal Foliage Discoloration

WSU Fact Sheet  Cover - Seasonal Foliage Discoloration and Loss

WSU – Assessing Tree Health

WSU Fact Sheet Cover - Assesing Tree Healht

Partner Resources

WADNR – Urban Forest Pest Readiness

Urban Forest Pest Readiness playbook

DNR – Recommendations for EAB Response in WA Communities

DNR - Recommendations for EAB Response in WA Communities

OSU – Preventing Phytophthora Infestations in Restoration Nurseries

Preventing Phytophthora Infestations in Restoration Nurseries

OSU – Protecting trees on construction and development sites

Webpage for OSU resource

Reports

Albert Victor Ravenholt Fund – Progress Reports

2025 Annual Report Cover Image

Tacoma Schools, Heat and Trees

Publications

  • Matteri E, Yadrick M, Hulbert J, Elliot M. 2025. Partnering for pathogen free plants: joining forces to keep plants healthy in the City of Tacoma plant holding facility. Cities and the Environment, Volume 13, Issue 1, Article 44. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cate/vol13/iss1/44/
  • Andrus, R. A., Peach, L. R., Cinquini, A. R., Mills, B., Yusi, J. T., Buhl, C., et al. (2024). Canary in the forest?—Tree mortality and canopy dieback of western redcedar linked to drier and warmer summers. Journal of Biogeography 51, 103–119. doi: 10.1111/jbi.14732
  • Hulbert, J. M., Hallett, R. A., Roy, H. E., and Cleary, M. (2023). Citizen science can enhance strategies to detect and manage invasive forest pests and pathogens. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11. Available at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1113978.
  • Lanning, K. K., Kline, N., Elliott, M., Stamm, E., Warnick, T., LeBoldus, J. M., et al. (2023). Citizen science can add value to Phytophthora monitoring: five case studies from western North America. Frontiers in Environmental Science 11. Available at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1130210.
  • Fraisl, D., Hager, G., Bedessem, B., Gold, M., Hsing, P.-Y., Danielsen, F., et al. (2022). Citizen science in environmental and ecological sciences. Nat Rev Methods Primers 2, 1–20. doi: 10.1038/s43586-022-00144-4