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National Forest Herbicide Monitoring Project
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When trees from national forests are removed (due to fires or logging), the U.S. Forest
Service prepares the site and replants conifers. As part of this process, herbicides are used
to control plants that compete with the conifers. In recent years, California tribal people
who live and gather food, medicinal, ceremonial and basketry plant materials in or near these
forests have voiced concerns about herbicide exposure. In response, the U.S. Forest Service
funded studies by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) to assess the
potential exposure of plant gatherers and users to forestry herbicides.
The following are documents and reports of this U.S. Forest Service-funded project:
For content questions contact:
Kean S. Goh
Phone (916) 324-4072
E-mail: kgoh@cdpr.ca.gov