Evaluation of Southern Pine Beetle Infestations on the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia

Ward JD. 1975. Evaluation of Southern Pine Beetle Infestations on the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia. 75-1-11. United States Department of Agriculture

Chattanooga National Military Park is an important landmark commemorating Civil War action in the Chattanooga, Tenn. area. The Park is administered by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior and is located south of Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. During February 1975 the Georgia Forestry Commission informed the service that southern pine beetle infestations had been found on the Chjckamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. This bark beetle is the most destructive insect pest attacking pine in the South, and has the potential for killing the entire pine resource on the Park. The U.S. Forest Service, which has the responsibility for conducting forest pest evaluations on all federal lands, made an aerial and ground evaluation of the beetle outbreak on the Park on February 13, 1975. This report summarizes the results of that evaluation.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Ward, J
Date of Issue
1975-03
Publisher
United States Department of Agriculture
Units
CHCH
Keywords
CHCH, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, CUPN, Dendroctonus frontalis, southern pine beetle
Subjects
Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Infestations and Disease | Insect Pests

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