Interagency Forest Ecology Study Team (INFEST), ADF&G

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Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Forest Service
U.S.G.S. Biological Resources Division

Interagency Forest Ecology Study Team - INFEST

The Interagency Forest Ecology Study Team (INFEST) was formed to aid in ensuring integrated management of the forest ecosystem. The impetus for such a team emerged during the mid 1990’s as forest management issues were evolving on the Kenai Peninsula particularly, but not exclusively, related to spruce bark beetle infestations. An interagency team including the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U. S. Forest Service, and U. S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division formed to serve the following purposes:

Consolidate and disseminate information addressing forest ecology issues appropriate to southcentral Alaska.
Identify, develop, and execute data collection efforts which are responsive to agency management needs.
Provide a mechanism for cooperative forest ecosystem studies on all ownerships.
Provide an avenue for transfer of information among land management agencies.

The following "FOREST INFORMATION SERIES" of publications have been prepared to address several of the forest ecology issues addressed by INFEST.