Oak Wilt in the Northeastern and Midwestern States, A Story Map by the USDA Forest Service Eastern Region

The USDA Forest Service recently completed a story map entitled “Oak Wilt in the Northeastern and Midwestern States”. Oak wilt, which kills hundreds of thousands of oaks in the U.S. each year, is complex, with a high degree of variability in distribution, severity, and associated management options. This story map provides a detailed overview of oak wilt and is intended to help natural resource managers in the Northeast and Midwest choose the most appropriate tools for a given situation.

For easy navigation and exploration, the story map organizes information into selectable tabs, including background and biology, distribution and severity, detection and surveillance, factors affecting disease severity, management approaches and tools, and scenarios.

If you have questions or would like more information, please contact St. Paul Field Office Plant Pathologist Linda Haugen (linda.haugen@usda.gov).