Pest Management Program

Forest pests (insects and diseases) annually destroy 10 times the volume of timber lost due to forest fires. Native bark beetles took hold in Southern California forests following severe drought years and caused unprecedented tree mortality. The introduced Pitch Canker Disease has attacked Monterey pine along the central coast. Sudden Oak Death, caused by Phytophthora ramorum, has been found in 14 counties in California and has killed thousands of oaks. CAL FIRE's forest pest specialists help protect the state's forest resources from native and introduced pests, conduct surveys and provide technical assistance to private forest landowners, and promote forest health on all forest lands.

Cascade and Northern Sierra:
Don Owen
6105 Airport Road
Redding, CA 96002
(530) 224-2494
don.owen@fire.ca.gov

North Coast:
Jack Marshall
2690 N. State Street
Ukiah, CA 95482
(707) 462-5886
jack.marshall@fire.ca.gov

Central and Southern Sierra:
Tom Smith
P.O. Box 944246
Sacramento, CA 94266-2460
(916) 599-6882
tom.smith@fire.ca.gov

South Coast and Southern CA:
Kim Camilli
4050 Branch Road
Paso Robles, CA 93446
(805) 550-8583
kim.camilli@fire.ca.gov